by Lorraine Gauli-Rufo | Dec 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
In November of this year, the United States Sentencing Commission adopted amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. Amendment 821 makes changes to criminal history rules, which could reduce guideline ranges for certain offenders. One of these amendments... 
by Lorraine Gauli-Rufo | Dec 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
Recently the Department of Justice announced that it would focus on healthcare fraud investigations on Medicare Part C (“Medicare Advantage”). Specifically, there will be investigations into Medicare Advantage fraud. Under traditional Medicare, Medicare pays providers... 
by Lorraine Gauli-Rufo | Dec 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
In November of this year, the United States Sentencing Commission adopted amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. Amendment 814 makes changes to §1B1.13 concerning the standard under which a motion for reduction in sentence may be brought. This motion is... 
by Lorraine Gauli-Rufo | Nov 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
In the landmark Supreme Court decision New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen, The Court held that in order to find a gun regulation constitutionally permissible, courts must employ a two-step test. First, the court must inquire as to whether the plain... 
by Lorraine Gauli-Rufo | Oct 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Recently, it seems that the federal government has been closely scrutinizing the actions of several pharmacy and compound pharmacy companies and has brought federal charges against many of these owners. They have been charged with a variety of federal crimes,... 
by Lorraine Gauli-Rufo | Oct 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
In 2022, the Supreme Court decided Ruan v. United States, 597 U.S. __ (2022). From 2011 to 2015, Dr. Xiulu Ruan operated a clinic, where over 400,000 opioid prescriptions were allegedly prescribed to patients for no legitimate medical purpose. Both doctors were...
