CRIMES
Muhammad Arshad, Harvey Psychiatrist, Sentenced
Muhammad Arshad Press Release Harvey Psychiatrist Sentenced In Scheme to Defraud Medicare by Soliciting and Receiving Kickback Payments for Medically Unnecessary Home Health Referrals Wednesday, February 26, 2020 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that MUHAMMAD ARSHAD, age 64, a resident of Harvey, Louisiana, was sentenced on February 20, 2020 by U.S. District Judge Barry W. Ashe to three years’ probation, which includes 250 hours of community service, in connection with his guilty plea to conspiracy to commit health care fraud. In addition, ARSHAD was fined $23,500 [...]
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 [...]
Udaya Shetty, Virginia Beach Psychiatrist, sentenced
Udaya Shetty Press Release Psychiatrist Sentenced to Prison for Healthcare Fraud Scheme Thursday, January 16, 2020 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia NORFOLK, Va. – A Virginia Beach doctor was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for defrauding Medicare, Medicaid, and Tricare, and other health care benefits programs out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Additionally, Udaya K. Shetty, 64, agreed to pay over $1 million to settle related civil claims. According to court documents, was a licensed psychiatrist practicing medicine at his own practice, Behavioral & Neuropsychiatric Group. Beginning in 2013, Shetty created a [...]
Noel Sardar, UK psychiatrist, “stalked patients”
South Wales Argus Noel Sardar sexually stalked two of his patients By Michael Jones January 15, 2020 -- Excerpt Psychiatrist Dr Noel Sardar, 45, made "sexually-motivated" advances to the two female patients in his care. Picture: Wales News Service A MARRIED doctor stalked and made "sexually-motivated" advances to two female patients in his car after checking confidential medical records. A court heard that dad-of-two Noel Sardar, from Newport, pretended to be working on night call to gain access to one woman's home - and bought the other alcohol to get her drunk. But one woman contacted the police [...]
Padmini Nagaraj, Kenner Psychiatrist, sentenced
PADMINI NAGARAJ Press Release Kenner Psychiatrist Sentenced In Scheme to Defraud Medicare by Soliciting and Receiving Kickback Payments for Medically Unnecessary Home Health Referrals Monday, January 13, 2020 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that PADMINI NAGARAJ, age 62, a resident of Kenner, Louisiana was sentenced on January 9, 2020 by U.S. District Judge Barry W. Ashe to four years’ probation, which includes 250 hours of community service, in connection with her guilty plea to conspiracy to commit health care fraud. In addition, NAGARAJ was fined $10,000 [...]
Alexander Neumeister, Psychiatrist, Research Misconduct
Neumeister Medscape Psychiatrist Engaged in Research Misconduct, Says Gov't Watchdog By Ellie Kincaid and Ivan Oransky, MD December 30, 2019 -- Excerpt A former New York University School of Medicine, Langone Medical Center psychiatry researcher faked clinical data for research with federally funded grants worth millions of dollars, according to the US Office of Research Integrity (ORI). In studies of anorexia, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Alexander Neumeister, MD, "misrepresented the characteristics of the subjects entered in the research" using tactics such as "combining data from multiple subjects to represent single subjects to justify financial payments" and "changing and/or [...]
Marc Spelar, Milton psychiatrist, sentenced
Herald Dispatch Milton doctor gets 3 months in illicit prescription scheme --Excerpt HUNTINGTON — A former Milton psychiatrist has been sentenced to three months in prison and will be given the opportunity to continue to address his substance use disorder after admitting to writing illicit opioid prescriptions for his own gain. Marc Spelar, 37, previously pleaded guilty in the Southern District of West Virginia to one count of illegal drug distributions related to an April 2017 prescription written for Dextroamphetamine, a scheduled II drug. Spelar was one of 60 individuals, including 53 medical professionals, named in April as being [...]
Arvind Shah, Waterbury psychiatrist, slapped 10-year-old patient
Republican American Police: Waterbury-based psychiatrist slapped 10-year-old patient --Excerpt WATERBURY — A psychiatrist with a city-based practice is facing a felony charge in connection to allegedly slapping a young patient in his office, according to documents obtained Wednesday. Dr. Arvind Shah, 70, was charged earlier this month after an investigation of his interaction with a 10-year-old boy, according to police. Police say they were called to Shah’s office on Nov. 7 at about 3:40 p.m. The child’s mother and her husband were with the boy, who was suffering from “several emotional psychological diagnoses,” according to police. At some point [...]
Emad Bishai, Texas Psychiatrist, Arrested
Emad Bishai KHOU The Woodlands doctor arrested on charges related to 4 overdose deaths --Excerpt MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas — A Montgomery County doctor has been suspended amid a slew of charges related to the overdose deaths of four patients. Emad Mikhail Tewfik Bishai's medical license was suspended "after determining his continuation in the practice of medicine poses a continuing threat to public welfare," according to the Texas Medical Board. Several warrants were issued for Bishai's arrest earlier this month. He's facing four felony charges of prescribing controlled substances for other than medical purposes and five felony counts of practicing medicine [...]
Prabakar Rajan Thomas, Melbourne psychiatrist, sentenced
Prabakar Rajan Thomas The Guardian Psychiatrist jailed for sexual assault faces second allegation By Lisa Martin September 3, 2019 -- Excerpt A former Melbourne psychiatrist sentenced to two years in jail for sexually assaulting a female patient is facing a further investigation from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. Prabakar Rajan Thomas, 69, received a 14 month non-parole jail sentence in March for abusing a patient. The county court was told he had put his hands in the victim’s bra, asked about her masturbation habits and showed her graphic pornography. Ahpra is now investigating a separate complaint from another former [...]