Uncategorized

Federal Health Care Fraud Charge Defense Strategies Korody Law is currently in the midst of litigating a highly contentious health care fraud case in federal court for the Middle District of Florida.  We recently filed a Motion to Dismiss Due to Prosecutorial Misconduct. Fraud cases are exceedingly complex and involve voluminous discovery.  Winning a healthcare […]

MILITARY JUSTICE UPDATE – THC USE POSITIVE DRUG TESTS FOR THC ON THE RISE IN THE U.S. MILITARY Since 2018, there has been at least a 50% increase in the number of positive drug tests for THC in the U.S Military THC use is not legal in the U.S. military. The Department of Defense (DoD)

SECURITY CLEARANCE LAW UPDATE – APRIL 2024 SUCCESS STORIES KORODY LAW HELPS CLARANCE APPLICATIONS OBTAIN CLEARANCES Attorney Patrick Korody and his team have been representing security clearance applicants and holders since 2008 In an Industrial Security Clearance Review (ISCR) case before the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA), Korody Law obtained a withdraw of

Korody Law Sees Rare Military Positive Urinalysis for Mushrooms In February 2024, Korody Law was retained to represent a servicemember who was notified he tested positive on a unit urinalysis for Psilocin, indicative of use of “magic mushrooms.”  Psilocin is a hallucinogen that produces effects similar to LSD. Individuals using magic mushrooms experience hallucinations and

Korody Law Founding Attorney Patrick Korody Appears on First Coast Connect – February 27, 2024 On February 27, 2024, Korody Law’s Founding Attorney Patrick Korody, a lead counsel capital defense qualified attorney appeared on First Coast Connect, WJCT News, Jacksonville, Florida, to discuss the state of death penalty litigation in Florida.   Mr. Korody, one of the

Best Things To Do Following a Positive Military Urinalysis Drug Test As background, there are several types of military urinalysis.  A “check-in” urinalysis when the member checks-into the unit or returns from leave.  This is considered a valid inspection because every member does it. A “unit sweep” urinalysis occurs when the unit commander directs that

free case consultation Let Korody Law provide you a free case consultation. Contact Korody Law Criminal defense practice What is an arraignment? An arraignment is normally the first step after a criminal defendant has been formally charged. “Arraign” means to call or bring someone before the court to answer for a criminal charge. Is there

MILITARY JUSTICE UPDATE – SEXUAL ASSAULT Court-Martial Convictions of UCMJ Offenses May Require Lifetime Sex Offender Registration This post is intended to address general questions regarding sex offender registration following a court-martial conviction for a sex offense. This is a very complicated area of the law, and members facing court-martial for a sex offense need

A service member who tests positive on a urinalysis should always hire an expierenced military lawyer. DOD said that in Fiscal Year 2021, delta-9 THC, the most well-known intoxicating cannabinoid – what is found in marijuana –  “was the most prevalent drug for active duty Service members, accounting for 73.4 percent of all unique drug

Search Warrants for Cloud Data to Apple, Google, and Microsoft Five years ago, law enforcement was focused on seizing as many cell phones as they could and forensically analyzing those phones to find evidence of crimes.  Technology has made it easier for them to do this (and to crack encryption), and we are commonly seeing