CRIMES
Robert Browne, Hawaiian Psychiatrist, Accused of Sexual Abuse of 26 school children
ABC News Lawsuit Claims Kamehameha Schools' Psychiatrist Molested 26 By Marina Riker January 19, 2016 HONOLULU - Twenty-six former students alleged in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that they were repeatedly sexually abused by a now-deceased psychiatrist at a private school for Native Hawaiians. The plaintiffs are suing Kamehameha Schools and the estate of psychiatrist Robert Browne, who they say molested them during therapy sessions between 1958 and 1985. Kamehameha Schools required each student to undergo therapy, took them to Browne's office and paid for the services, according to the lawsuit. Kamehameha Schools has known about the allegations for the last [...]
Mark Buzzard, Michigan Psychiatrist, arrested – main player in illegal pill mill operation
Monroe News Doctor accused in drug ring By Ray Kisonas December 22, 2015 Psychiatrist Mark Buzzard A physician illegally prescribed more than 2 million narcotic pills during a three-year period in a multi-state, $13 million drug operation that had been overseen by a Monroe man, according to federal documents released today. Federal authorities named Dr. Mark Buzzard, a West Bloomfield psychiatrist, as a main player in the operation allegedly masterminded by Joseph J. Roe, the Monroe man who remains in federal custody in Detroit on drug distribution charges. In the 19-page indictment, Dr. Buzzard and six others were named [...]
Kiyoshi Kimura, Syracuse NY Geezer Psychiatrist – Convicted of Drug Violation – State Slams Door on His Career
Post Standard 84-year-old Syracuse doctor, convicted on drug charge, barred from practicing By James T. Mulder January 04, 2016 Psychiatrist Kiyoshi Kimura SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- An 84-year-old Syracuse psychiatrist accused of illegally selling a prescription to an undercover detective has been barred by the state from practicing medicine. Kiyoshi Kimura was charged in 2014 with selling a prescription for Suboxone, a drug used to treat heroin addicts, for $350 to an Onondaga County Sheriff's Office detective. He pleaded guilty on Sept. 22, 2014, to criminal possession of a controlled substance and willful violation of state health laws, both misdemeanors. [...]
Kwabena Agyei Akuffo-Akoto, New Brunswick Psychiatrist, manipulated patient into sexual acts and threatened to institutionalize her if she exposed his wrongdoing. The patient won a $600,000 judgment. Akuffo-Akota then fled Canada to England. Patient now unable to collect on judgment.
CBCNews Sexual abuse victim loses court fight against doctor's association Court rules association doesn't have to pay damages for N.B. doctor who fled country January 05, 2016 Psychiatrist Kwabena Akuffo-Akoto Shirley Shannon, a New Brunswick woman who was sexually abused by her doctor and then denied money from a fund that compensates patients harmed by negligent medical care, has lost her court fight to force the fund to pay. But Eugene Mockler, who is Shannon's lawyer, says the ruling means New Brunswick doctors do not have the insurance coverage they, their patients and the province think they do. "If [...]
Said Farzad, Washington State Psychiatrist, must take an anger management class and get a psychiatric evaluation
Daily Herald Evaluation, anger-management class ordered for psychiatrist convicted of harassment By Eric Stevick Herald Writer Monday, December 7, 2015 Psychiatrist Said Farzad EVERETT — A psychiatrist whose license was suspended must take an anger management class and get a psychiatric evaluation of his own after being convicted of telephone harassment. A Snohomish County Superior Court judge gave Dr. Said Farzad a suspended 364-day jail term, effectively sparing him time behind bars if he complies with sentencing conditions. In doing so, Judge George Bowden followed the recommendation from a prosecutor and the defense attorney. “Of what is of much [...]
Stanley Dobrowolski, London, Ontario (Canada) Psychiatrist, finally loses license after three decades of criminal misbehavior
Toronto Star Psychiatrist’s decades of sex transgressions over By Tara Deschamps November 30, 2015 Psychiatrist - Stanley Dobrowolski Allegations stretching back to 1987 cost London, Ont. doctor Stanley Dobrowolski his licence — 18 months after he went to jail. It took close to three decades, criminal charges and dozens of complainants for disgraced psychiatrist Stanley Dobrowolski to finally lose his right to practise medicine. For years, the London, Ont., doctor had hung on to his medical licence amid allegations of having inappropriate relationships with women, sexually assaulting patients and surreptitiously recording some as young as 17 in stages of [...]
Miami psychiatrist Roger Rousseau, Gets 16 years in Prison for Medicaid Fraud
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, November 6, 2015 Medical Director and Three Therapists Sentenced for Their Roles in $63 Million Miami Health Care Fraud Scheme Psychiatrist Roger Rousseau A former medical director and three therapists from defunct health provider Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN) were sentenced today in Miami for their roles in a scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare and Florida Medicaid more than $63 million. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in [...]
Prince Arun Vincent, English Psychiatrist, busted for displaying crown jewels – exposed his genitals to a woman walking her dog
Croydon Advertiser Psychiatrist who exposed his genitals to dog walker in Croydon fined and suspended from practice By Polly Albany-Ward November 20, 2015 Psychiatrist Prince Arun Vincent A PSYCHIATRIST who exposed his genitals to a woman walking her dog in Norbury has been fined by the courts and suspended from practicing medicine. Prince Arun Vincent pleaded guilty to exposing himself to the woman in Covington Way on September 14 at Croydon Magistrates Court today. He was fined a total of £585. The 37-year-old, of Hever Wood Road, Sevenoaks, was driving along Covington Way when he pulled up behind the [...]
Joshua Golden, Mass. Psychiatrist, charged addicted patients illegal fees, agreed to pay more than $360,000 to settle allegations
Patriot Ledger Sharon psychiatrist took advantage of addicts, AG says By Patriot Ledger November 13, 2015 United Health Associates, 62 S Main St, Sharon, MA 02067 BOSTON - A psychiatrist who practices in Sharon has agreed to pay more than $360,000 to settle allegations that he charged patients for opioid addiction treatments that they should have received for free. The state attorney general’s office says Dr. Joshua Golden, a psychiatrist with United Health Associates, charged patients $100 to $250 every time they visited his office for a Suboxone treatment even though it was covered by their MassHealth insurance plan. [...]
NY Psychiatrist Nasreen Kader – pleads guilty to selling prescriptions – ordered to undergo mental health counseling – repeatedly offered undercover investigators prescriptions for Psych Drugs GalleryNY Psychiatrist Nasreen Kader – pleads guilty to selling prescriptions – ordered to undergo mental health counseling – repeatedly offered undercover investigators prescriptions for Psych Drugs
NY Psychiatrist Nasreen Kader – pleads guilty to selling prescriptions – ordered to undergo mental health counseling – repeatedly offered undercover investigators prescriptions for Psych Drugs
NewsDay State AG: Central Islip psychiatrist pleads guilty to selling prescriptions By William Murphy November 5, 2015 Psychiatrist Nasreen Kader A psychiatrist from Central Islip pleaded guilty Thursday to three counts of criminal sale of a prescription for a controlled substance, the state attorney general said. Nasreen Kader, 49, of Central Islip, a psychiatrist, agreed in Suffolk County Court to undergo mental health counseling for 18 months. If she completes that program successfully, she will have to serve six months under house arrest and 5 years on probation, the attorney general said. Kader also agreed that she would not [...]