CRIMES
Roy Monsour, PA psychiatrist, indicted in drug case
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Ligonier psychiatrist indicted in drug conspiracy case By Torsten Ove February 7, 2020 A Ligonier doctor is under indictment in federal court on a felony conspiracy count related to the illegal distribution of two obesity treatment drugs from 2017 to 2019, and the U.S. attorney’s office has moved to seize his medical license. Dr. Roy Monsour, a psychiatrist in his mid 60s, appeared briefly Thursday before a U.S. magistrate judge to enter a not guilty plea. He was released on a $10,000 bond. A federal grand jury said Dr. Monsour, who has been practicing since 1987, conspired with [...]
Psychiatrist Roy Monsour, PA, arrested – accused of inappropriately touching a child
Tribune-Review Ligonier Township physician charged with indecent assault of child By Renatta Signorini October 13, 2017 ROY MONSOUR - psychiatrist Police this week arrested a Ligonier Township physician on allegations that he inappropriately touched a child on multiple occasions while the pair watched “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” according to court papers. Dr. Roy C. Monsour, 63, is charged with indecent assault and related offenses in connection with incidents alleged to have occurred between 2009 and 2014. He is free on $100,000 unsecured bond. When reached by phone Friday, Monsour referred a reporter to his attorney, who could [...]
Psych Roy Monsour, Ligonier Township, indicted in alleged drug conspiracy
Tribune-Review Ligonier Township physician indicted in alleged drug conspiracy By Renatta Signorini February 7, 2020 A Ligonier Township physician acquitted in July of child molestation charges was arraigned in federal court Thursday on allegations he unlawfully distributed two weight-loss drugs, according to court papers. Psychologist Dr. Roy C. Monsour, 65, appeared in federal court in Pittsburgh Thursday afternoon for an arraignment on a charge of conspiracy, according to court records. He is free on $10,000 unsecured bond. Monsour conspired to distribute phentermine hydrochloride, a weight-loss supplement, and diethylpropion, an appetite suppressant, between November 2017 and December 2019, according to [...]
Psychiatrist Harshad Shah, Long Beach Psychiatrist – bribed IRS agent
Psychiatrist Harshad Shah LAW360 Justices Won't Hear Appeal Of Psychiatrist Who Bribed IRS January 21, 2020 The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review a psychiatrist's challenge to his 51-month prison sentence for bribing an Internal Revenue Service agent. The justices won't consider Harshad Shah's argument that his conviction and prison sentence should be overturned because testimony referring to his Indian heritage had violated his right to a fair jury trial under Sixth Amendment protections. Shah said that the U.S. also relied on stereotypes to make the case that his heritage predisposed him to bribery. He argued it took [...]
Perth Psychiatrist Peter McCarthy had sex with patient and used drugs
Sunshine Coast Daily Psychiatrist had sex with patient and used drugs by Michael Ramsey January 23, 2020 Psychiatrist Peter McCarthy A disgraced Perth psychiatrist who had a sexual relationship with a patient, inappropriately prescribed her stimulants and smoked marijuana in her company has had a finding of professional misconduct made against him. Peter David McCarthy, 69, also attempted to persuade the patient not to co-operate with authorities during disciplinary proceedings against him. McCarthy was subsequently convicted in 2018 by the WA District Court of attempting to pervert the course of justice. He was handed a minimum six-month jail [...]
Godelieve Thienpont, Belgian Psychiatrist, on Trial in alleged illegal euthanasia case
BioEdge Belgian trial is unveiling dark back story to euthanasia death of Tine Nys By Michael Cook January 26, 2020 Psychiatrist Godelieve Thienpont The criminal trial of three Belgian doctors for assisting in the allegedly illegal euthanasia of a woman with “unbearable psychological suffering” in 2010 is under way. The doctors have been named: Joris van Hove, Frank de Greef and psychiatrist Godelieve Thienpont. A few intriguing facts have emerged. The life of Tine Nys grew sadder with the testimony of each witness. She had been estranged from her family for years. She experienced violence in her [...]
Rohan Jahagirdar, India psychiatrist, allegedly raped patient
PuneMirror Woman claims cop harassment while investigating rape claim against doctor January 15, 2020 Psychiatrist Rohan Jahagirdar After registering a complaint of rape against a well-known psychiatrist from the city, a woman has now claimed that the cops investigating this case have been constantly harassing her. In a letter escalating the complaint to the city’s top cop, the survivor has spelt out a veritable manual of how law enforcement authorities should not handle a case of crime against a woman. The 28-year-old complainant had on November 24, 2019, registered a case against Dr Rohan Jahagirdar at Shivajinagar police [...]
Svetlana Anic, UCLA Psychiatrist, resisted arrest
Mountain News Doctor Must Have Needed that Valium December 8, 2016 Things were popping at the Rite Aid store in Blue Jay on Nov. 23 when an out-of-town doctor apparently was unable to pop the pills of her choice and she allegedly jumped the counter in the pharmacy. A caller informed the 9-1-1 dispatcher at 6:22 p.m. that the female subject was being escorted out of the store by security. A second caller said the subject was “trying to bite and hurt the manager” at the location. The subject was identified as a licensed doctor of medicine, Svetlana Anic, 51, [...]
Abner Pasatiempo, Guam Psychiatrist “guilty of immoral or unprofessional conduct”
Pacific Daily News Guam psychiatrist under investigation; previously disciplined in Maryland By Jerick Sablan January 5, 2020 Abner Pasatiempo - psychiatrist A Behavioral Health and Wellness Center psychiatrist whose Maryland medical license was suspended after he had sex with a patient is under investigation by the Guam Board of Medical Examiners. The board knew about Dr. Abner Pasatiempo's troubles in Maryland when he applied for a license here, but the Guam license was granted in April 2018 because of an extraordinary need to fill the position at Behavioral Health, said Dr. Nathaniel Berg, Board of Medical Examiners chairman, [...]
Hudson County psychiatrist bribed “in exchange for steering patients to fill prescriptions”
NorthJersey.com Paramus man pleads guilty to cheating medical insurance companies By Keldy Ortiz November 25, 2019 A Paramus man who previously owned a pharmacy in West New York admitted in federal court to cheating medical insurance companies out of millions of dollars and bribing a psychiatrist, authorities said. Eduard Shtindler, 36, pleaded guilty in federal court in Trenton to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and paying illegal bribes, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said in a statement. Shtindler was arrested in August. Empire Pharmacy, which opened in 2012 and was owned by Shtindler, had enticed doctors to use the business [...]