Central Florida Pain Management Clinic Falls Victim to Civil Forfeiture
By Christopher E. Brown, J.D., The Health Law Firm On June 14, 2013, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents, along with local police and sheriffs’ deputies raided a Longwood, Florida, pain management clinic. In addition to criminal charges, the physicians and employees associated with this clinic face another lesser known threat, the civil forfeiture of their […]
Criminal Law: Warrantless Search of Cell Phones
Our guest author of this is article is Doug Plank, a legal research attorney with National Legal Research Group in Charlottesville, Virginia. In what some commentators have described as the most important criminal law decision of its 2013-2014 Term, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Riley v. California, 134 S. Ct. 2473 (2014), that […]
What Should I Do If I Have Property That Is the Subject of a Seizure under the Civil Forfeiture Act?
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The civil forfeiture of property has become a popular tool for state and federal agencies to fight alleged criminal activity. It is a civil proceeding that permits the government to seize personal property if it is believed that […]
The Government’s Use of Civil Forfeiture to Combat Health Care Fraud and Pill Mills in Florida
By Christopher E. Brown, J.D., The Health Law Firm, and George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Recently we have seen government prosecutors and agencies, including the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), the U.S. Attorney General’s (AG) Office, and local sheriff and police departments use the […]
A New Trend in the Government’s Fight Against Health Care Fraud and Pill Mills: Civil Forfeiture
By Christopher E. Brown, J.D., The Health Law Firm, and George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Recently, we have noticed government prosecutors and agencies, including the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), the U.S. Attorney General’s (AG) Office, and local sheriff and police departments use the […]