CRIMES
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 [...]
Karipenini Prasad, Canfield psychiatrist, sentenced in drug case
Karipenini Prasad WFMJ Former Canfield psychiatrist sentenced in drug case February 23, 2022 By Mike Gauntner -- Excerpt A veteran Valley psychiatrist who gave up his license to practice medicine for illegally prescribing drugs has been sentenced to six months probation. The sentencing came Tuesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court for 81-year old Karipenini Prasad. The 81-year-old former Canfield psychiatrist, who pleaded guilty to two counts of illegal processing of drug documents, is now residing in assisted living in another state according to court officials. According to a document filed with the Ohio Medical Board, Prasad voluntarily [...]
George Karalis, San Fran Psychiatrist, must pay $1.4M in restitution
George Karalis KTVU San Francisco psychiatrist to pay $1.4M in restitution for submitting false workers compensation reports February 10, 2022 -- Excerpt SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco psychiatrist was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to serve 120 days in prison and pay $1.4 million restitution after he pleaded guilty to a scheme to submit false reports for non-disabled clients to receive federal benefits to which they were not entitled. George Demetrius Karalis, 76, pleaded guilty Aug. 11 and was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The government's sentencing memorandum describes [...]
Keun Lee, Florida Psychiatrist, jailed
Keun Lee Miami Herald Psychiatrist jailed on allegation he raped patient during 'exam' at Aventura Hospital --Excerpt A psychiatrist surrendered Wednesday to face an allegation he sexually assaulted a patient during private "exams" at Aventura Hospital more than two years ago. Dr. Keun Lee has previously been awaiting extradition in jail in Bergen, New Jersey. Last week, he appeared in New Jersey court and under a deal with prosecutors, was allowed to post bond in exchange for agreeing to fly to Miami and surrender. He was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Wednesday on two counts of [...]
Gerald Abraham, Naples Psychiatrist, sentenced
Gerald Abraham Tampa Dispatch NAPLES ‘PILL MILL’ DOCTOR, GERALD MICHAEL ABRAHAM, SENTENCED TO 3 YEARS IN PRISON -- Excerpt 76-year-old Naples psychiatrist, Gerald Michael Abraham, was sentenced to three years in federal prison for dispensing controlled substances (oxycodone and amphetamine) for no legitimate medical purpose. According to court documents, Abraham’s Naples clinic operated on a cash only basis, with patients paying $400 per visit. In October 2019, the DEA began an investigation after receiving a tip that Abraham was illegally prescribing strong opioids to patients who had no need for the medication. Over the course of the next year, the [...]
Antonio Cabrera, Santa Cruz psychiatrist, sentence confirmed
Antonio Cabrera Google translation: Confilegal The TS confirms 7 years in prison for a psychiatrist for sexual abuse of a patient By Rosalina Moreno December 3, 2021 The Supreme Court (TS) has confirmed a sentence of seven years and one day in prison, and three and a half years of special disqualification from the exercise of the profession of doctor and psychotherapist to a psychiatrist who sexually abused a patient in Santa Cruz from Tenerife. This is Antonio Asín Cabrera , 73, a registered doctor in a provincial capital of the Canary Islands who has been dedicating himself to [...]
Praveen Thottappilil, Ballarat psychiatrist, pleads guilty
Praveen Thottappilil The Courier Psychiatrist pleads guilty By Hayley Elg December 1, 2021 Wednesday -- Excerpt A court has heard about the "serious offending" of a former Ballarat psychiatrist who sexually assaulted two "vulnerable" clients. Dr Praveen Thottappilil, who ran Australian Mental Health Services - Ballarat on Drummond Street, pleaded guilty to nine offences at the Ballarat Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. The police prosecutor told the court two women had made complaints about the psychiatrist, who is currently suspended from practice. Both were diagnosed with mental illnesses and Thottappilil saw them regularly for treatment and to prescribe medication... Around early [...]
Nasreen Roberts, Kingston Psychiatrist, pleads guilty
Nasreen Roberts Calgary Herald Child psychiatrist pleads guilty to sexual assault over affair with former patient By Kevin Martin November 18, 2021 -- Excerpt It was a May-October romance, but not the kind found in Harlequin novels or on Hollywood screens. He had just turned 18, having gone to her as a youth for counselling for self-esteem issues. She was a successful and married adolescent psychiatrist in her mid-40s. “It is at the highest level of a breach of trust,” Calgary provincial court Judge John Bascom said Wednesday, after hearing details of Dr. Nasreen Roberts’ sexual relationship with her former [...]
Robert Harden, Texas Psychiatrist, arrested
Dallas Morning News Plano psychiatrist arrested, accused of sexually assaulting adult family member, police said --Excerpt A Plano psychiatrist was arrested last week after accusations he sexually assaulted an adult family member, according to police. Robert James Harden, 69, was arrested without incident around 7 p.m. Thursday on a charge of aggravated sexual assault, police said. He has since bonded out of custody, according to the Collin County Sheriff’s Office. No details were available about when the incident occurred, and police are still investigating. It is unclear whether Harden has an attorney. As of Monday evening, Harden was listed [...]
Hasan Abu Ghariba, Laqiya Psychiatrist, Indicted
The Times of Israel Psychiatrist indicted for sexual abuse of patient in Beersheba --Excerpt A psychiatrist from the Bedouin town of Laqiya in southern Israel was indicted on Thursday on charges of rape, sodomy and indecent acts against a patient who sought his assistance. The man, Hasan Abu Ghariba, 33, was arrested earlier this month after the young woman in question filed a police complaint about the incident, which allegedly occurred about a year ago. Abu Ghariba had been working at a Beersheba mental health facility until two months ago. On Sunday, the court agreed to a police request [...]