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Parker “Pete” Petit, 78, served as Donald Trump’s campaign finance chairman in Georgia during the 2016 presidential campaign. But he has been involved in a series of controversies surrounding MiMedx, which he has led as chairman and CEO since 2009.

Facing allegations of flooding veterans hospitals with the company’s products and facing questions about whether some of its products qualify as drugs and biologicals, MiMedx has fallen under scrutiny from an alphabet soup of federal agencies — DOJ, the SEC, FDA and the VA. Another controversy involves payments the company made to doctors and other health care professionals. Under a federal law, companies that make drugs, medical devices, biologics or medical supplies are required to file annual reports on those payments. MiMedx did not file the reports, although it has made payments to more than 20 physicians. Last month, a federal indictment alleged MiMedx showered gifts on three VA workers in South Carolina, leading them to commit health care fraud by stocking the company’s products. Petit told the AJC the sales rep who worked with them has been fired, and when the company discovered what the representative was doing, it took the information to the VA’s Office of Inspector General. But Petit’s critics view the indictment as a sign the feds are digging deeper into MiMedx’s sales tactics.