Tag Archives: attorney general

Political Notes – Chambliss cites ‘huge’ need for farm workers

By Tom Crawford | Published: April 23, 2012

Sen. Saxby Chambliss says Georgia’s agriculture industry is in “real trouble” if the farm worker issue is not resolved; Julian Bond is retiring from his university professorship . . .

Georgia settles with Maxim for $1.4 million in Medicaid case

By Tom Crawford | Published: September 13, 2011

Maxim Healthcare Services settles with Georgia and 40 other states for a total of $130 million in a Medicaid fraud investigation . . .

Tags: attorney general , MaximHealthcare Services , Medicaid , Sam Olens , settlement

State settles with pharma firm for nearly $400K

By Tom Crawford | Published: May 6, 2011

Georgia, along with other states and the federal government, reaches a $44.3 million settlement with a pharmaceutical company that allegedly paid healthcare professionals to prescribe one of its drugs . . .

Tags: attorney general , EMD Serono , Medicaid drugs , settlement

Hodges, Teilhet fight to the bitter end

By Tom Crawford | Published: July 19, 2010

It’s become one of the hardest-fought races in Georgia as Rob Teilhet and Ken Hodges compete for the Democratic nomination for attorney general; there’s a spirited race in the Republican primary too, but not nearly as vicious . . .

Tags: attorney general , Ken Hodges , Max Wood , Preston Smith , Rob Teilhet , Sam Olens