PSYCH DRUGS
Vasish Seewoobudul, Brown-Sequard hospital psychiatrist, arrested
Google translation Vasish Seewoobudul The Daily Challenge Dismantling of a psychotropic drug trafficking network: a psychiatrist arrested for issuing a prescription December 9, 2022 Since last weekend, the Divisional Support Unit (DSU) of the Central Division has been working to dismantle a network of trafficking in psychotropic drugs. The investigation led to the arrest of psychiatrist Vasish Seewoobudul on Monday. This 43-year-old doctor practices at the Brown-Sequard hospital but also does consultations in a pharmacy in Curepipe. It is in this pharmacy, according to the police, that he would have issued prescriptions having been used to supply traffic... After [...]
Marc Laruelle, Yonkers Psychiatrist, Pleads Guilty
Marc Laruelle Press Release Yonkers Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegal Distribution Of More Than 100,000 Oxycodone Pills Wednesday, October 19, 2022 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MARC LARUELLE pled guilty to one count of distributing Oxycodone, among other narcotics, without a legitimate medical purpose while acting outside the usual course of professional practice. LARUELLE pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Denis L. Cote. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “Marc Laruelle abused his medical license and violated the oath of [...]
Patricia King, Chesapeake Psychiatrist, Reprimanded
Patricia King The Virginian-Pilot Chesapeake City Council candidate reprimanded by medical board... By Natalie Anderson October 11, 2022 -- Excerpt ... The Virginia Board of Medicine stated that Patricia “Pat” King, a psychiatrist at King-Jones and Associates on Greenbrier Circle, violated state law and medical board regulations by prescribing stimulants to a young man who suffered from a host of mental health conditions and had a history of alcohol and substance abuse. King, a member of the Chesapeake School Board who’s pursuing a seat on the City Council, declined to comment for an Oct. 3 article detailing the case and [...]
David Ciancimino, Shelton Psychiatrist, Sentenced
David Ciancimino CT Insider Feds: Shelton psychiatrist sentenced for illegally prescribing Xanax, Adderall By Liz Hardaway May 26, 2022 -- Excerpt HARTFORD — A psychiatrist based out of Shelton was sentenced to more than three years in prison Thursday for prescribing Xanax and Adderall “with little to no medical examination,” according to federal prosecutors. David Ciancimino, 63, of Trumbull, practiced psychiatry and neurology at an office in Shelton. Law enforcement started looking into Ciancimino’s prescribing practices of various benzodiazepines, such as Xanax, and stimulants, like Adderall, in October 2020, according to United States Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery. During the [...]
John Mitchell, Emmaus Psychiatrist, arrested
John Mitchell Lehighvalleylive.com Patient death led to charges Lehigh Valley doc overprescribed drugs for 15 years, AG says By Sarah Cassi May 24, 2022 -- Excerpt A Lehigh Valley woman’s death led prosecutors to a local doctor who overprescribed opioids and other drugs to patients over a 15-year period, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office said. John Mitchell, a psychiatrist who had offices in South Whitehall Township and Emmaus, was arrested Monday and charged with 13 counts, including unlawfully administering, dispensing or prescribing schedule II controlled substances. Mitchell, 70, was released on $75,000 unsecured bail. Court papers list a Quakertown address [...]
Chan Herng Nieng, Singapore Psychiatrist, sued by patient
Chan Herng Nieng The Straits Times Woman who had affair with psychiatrist sues ex-lover for prescribing 'addictive' pills By Selina Lum April 19, 2022 -- Excerpt SINGAPORE - A woman who had an affair with her psychiatrist is suing him for negligence, alleging that her former lover had freely prescribed "highly addictive" pills to her for anxiety without registering her as his patient. Ms Serene Tiong alleged that she became addicted to antidepressant drug Xanax and suffered side effects such as drowsiness and aggression because Dr Chan Herng Nieng had given her pills without ensuring that she would not become [...]
Adrian Morris, Clifton Park Psychiatrist, Sentenced
Adrian Morris Press Release Clifton Park Doctor Sentenced to 37 Months for Unlawful Drug Distribution Monday, March 7, 2022 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York ALBANY, NEW YORK – Adrian Morris, age 65, of Clifton Park, New York, formerly a licensed psychiatrist specializing in addiction recovery, was sentenced today to serve 37 months in prison for distributing controlled substances outside the course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Acting Special Agent in Charge Timothy Foley of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration [...]
Michael Winterhoff, German “Celebrity” Psychiatrist, under investigation
Michael Winterhoff The Times TV psychiatrist Michael Winterhoff accused of fostering cult Oliver Moody August 13, 2021 -- Excerpt A celebrity child psychiatrist is under investigation for allegedly causing “bodily harm” to children by prescribing inappropriate medication. Michael Winterhoff, 66, a star of German television talk shows, expounds strict theories in bestselling books about why parents should not indulge their youngsters. His core edict is that parents must “dissolve the close connection to their children” or risk fostering little tyrants... He is also accused of giving many children unnecessary long-term prescriptions for strong antipsychotics and sedatives. Several former patients [...]
Richard Farmer, Psychiatrist, Memphis, Sentenced
Richard Farmer Press Release West Tennessee Psychiatrist Sentenced for Unlawfully Distributing Opioids Friday, October 30, 2020 For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs A west Tennessee psychiatrist was sentenced today to 48 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for unlawfully distributing opioids. Richard Farmer, 83, of Memphis, Tennessee, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Parker. Farmer was found guilty by a jury on Feb. 21, 2020, of three counts of distribution of controlled substances outside the scope of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose. The defendant was charged in an April 2019 [...]
Spiro Kassis, psychiatrist, Plymouth Township, sentenced
Spiro Kassis U.S. Department of Justice PRESS RELEASE Montgomery County “Pill Mill” Doctor Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Illegal Opioid Distribution Wednesday, February 19, 2020 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Dr. Spiro Y. Kassis, 66, of Plymouth Township, PA was sentenced to 48 months’ incarceration, two years’ supervised release and a $25,000 fine by United States District Judge Gene E. K. Pratter after pleading guilty to 14 counts of distributing controlled substances outside the course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical [...]