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US Justice Department sues Walgreens for fueling opioid crisis

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The US Justice Department on Friday filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, accusing Walgreens pharmacists of filling millions of prescriptions for controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose or valid authorization. Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M.

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Massive nationwide crackdown nets hundreds in $2.7 billion healthcare fraud sting

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The US Department of Justice announced on Thursday a massive nationwide operation leading to the indictment of nearly 200 individuals involved in healthcare fraud schemes, with fraudulent claims exceeding $2.7 In a sweeping crackdown, authorities have confiscated over $231 million in cash, luxury vehicles, gold and various other assets.

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Federal judge upholds hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate

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Elizabeth Healthcare, a healthcare provider in Cincinnati, has authority to require employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Elizabeth Healthcare requested the court to temporarily bar the hospital’s vaccine mandate. A federal judge ruled Friday that St. The employees of St. Employees of St.

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Healthcare Companies Screwed Over So Many People That It’s Hard To Find Luigi Mangione A Neutral Jury

Above The Law

On the other side, you have all of obvious jury-tainting behavior from the state. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor , and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. But it doesn’t stop there!

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Federal court orders Arizona Department of Corrections to trial over inadequate healthcare

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The US District Court for the District of Arizona Friday ordered the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Recovery (ADC) to trial for failure to make agreed-upon progress toward prison healthcare reforms. The remedies and tolerance by the Court have proven ineffective.

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ICC files arrest warrants against Taliban officials for crimes against humanity

JURIST

They also allegedly brutally repressed any individual who resisted or opposed their decisions through acts of murder, imprisonment, torture, rape and other inhumane acts criminalized by the Rome Statute. This deterioration has prompted foreign countries to refer the situation in Afghanistan to the ICC for further investigations.

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Pakistan anti-corruption agency investigating PTI leader for breach of merit-based system

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ACEP accused them of breaching the merit system and abusing their authority. The investigation also allegedly revealed that Rashid issued an experience certificate bearing her signature for her daughter and abused her position to accord preferential treatment to other candidates during the interview process.