CRIMES
Alabama Psychiatrist James Edwards – “pharmacists lodged complaints against Edwards to sound the alarm on his reportedly excessive prescribing habits.”
WTVM Case against Lee County psychiatrist charged in pill mill investigation expands By Jennifer Horton September 16, 2019 Psychiatrist James Edwards MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A federal grand jury returned a five count superseding indictment against Lee County psychiatrist James Edwards. Edwards was arrested in July in an ongoing federal pill mill investigation. The indictment states Edwards was prescribing dangerous amounts of controlled substances to patients outside the usual course of medical care. At the time of Edwards' arrest, he was operating practices in Opelika and Gulf Shores. Court records indicate a doctor and multiple pharmacists lodged complaints [...]
Greg Lydall, States of Guernsey psychiatrist, has pleaded guilty to making thousands of indecent images of children
ITV NEWS Former States of Guernsey psychiatrist admits making indecent images of children August 29, 2019 Psychiatrist Greg Lydall A psychiatrist formerly employed by the States of Guernsey has pleaded guilty to making thousands of indecent images of children. Dr Greg Lydall pleaded guilty to 11 charges at Guernsey Royal Court. The court heard that some of the images found fell into the most severe category. He will be sentenced on 31 October. The Committee for Health and Social Care wants to reassure the public that Dr Lydall did not come into contact with minors during his employment [...]
D. Eugene Redmond, Yale Psychiatrist, accused of horrific sexual assaults at Caribbean research facility
New York Post Yale professor accused of horrific sexual assaults at Caribbean research facility By Joshua Rhett Miller August 21, 2019 Psychiatrist Eugene Redmond A retired Yale University psychiatry professor sexually assaulted five students at a research facility in the Caribbean and conducted sickening “medical exams” of three other students, according to a scathing report by a former federal prosecutor. A 54-page report commissioned by Yale released Tuesday found that Dr. D. Eugene Redmond — who retired from Yale School of Medicine last summer after 44 years at the university — assaulted five students at a research facility [...]
Scott McMahon, Clifton Park Psychiatrist, accused of misusing Ritalin prescriptions… “issuing them in the names of children without exams”
Post Star Saratoga County doctor charged in drug case Don Lehman August 13, 2019 Psychiatrist Scott McMahon ALBANY — A doctor from Clifton Park has been charged with a federal felony for allegedly handing out drug prescriptions without proper medical exams and with the intent of splitting drugs with patients, officials said. Scott McMahon, 50, was arrested Monday after a multi-agency federal and state investigation that he wrote prescriptions "for no legitimate medical purpose" to children and others, taking "kickbacks" of drugs in exchange for the prescriptions, according to federal prosecutors. He was charged with distributing controlled substances [...]
Opelika psychiatrist James Edwards subject of lengthy investigation – arrested for overprescribing drugs
Opelika-Auburn News Opelika psychiatrist was under investigation for more than a year By Sara Palczewski July 15, 2019 The Opelika psychiatrist facing federal drug charges previously was punished by the state medical examiners board for excessively dispensing stimulant medication, according to records obtained by the Opelika-Auburn News. Dr. James Edwards III was being investigated by the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners for more than a year prior to his arrest in connection to over-prescribing stimulant medications, according to a May 2018 "Order to Show Cause" filed by the board. Edwards was arrested Thursday and is charged with unlawful distribution of [...]
Lee Altman, Stoughton psychiatrist, office raided by Federal Drug Agents
WCVB5 Authorities search Stoughton psychiatrist's office as part of prescription probe Former patient's mother had complained of Dr. Lee Altman's prescribing practices By Kathy Curran 5 Investigates Reporter July 17, 2019 Psychiatrist Lee Altman STOUGHTON, Mass. — Federal drug agents raided the office of a Stoughton psychiatrist Wednesday as part of an investigation into his prescription writing practices. Sources tell 5 Investigates that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Enforcement Administration is looking into Dr. Lee Altman's prescription practices, possible over-prescribing and the way he does business. Dr. Altman talks with agents searching his Stoughton office on Wednesday. Dr. Altman [...]
NY Psych Xingjia Cui gets prison time for Defrauding Insurance Companies
WHAM Former VA psychiatrist convicted of defrauding insurance companies sentenced to prison by WHAM July 22, 2019 NY Psych Xingjia Cui Rochester, N.Y./Canandaigua, N.Y. – A Pittsford man convicted healthcare and tax fraud will serve a year in prison. Dr. Xingjia Cui, 56, has also been ordered to pay more than $597,000 in restitution. Cui was employed at the Canandaigua Veterans Administration Medical Center, and also had a private practice. Prosecutors say he billed insurance companies for services he did not actually provide. Between January 2013 and October 2015, they say he defrauded insurance companies of nearly $80,000. [...]
Fairhope psychiatrist, James Edwards, 72, accused of writing illegal prescriptions
AL.com Indictment of Fairhope doctor says he wrote fake prescriptions An Alabama doctor has been indicted on three counts of writing illegitimate prescriptions for his patients. By Tyler Carter July 30, 2019 Psychiatrist James Edwards A Fairhope psychiatrist accused of writing illegal prescriptions has been indicted, according to U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin Sr. Dr. James Henry Edwards III, 72, of Fairhope, appeared in court on Tuesday for to be arraigned after being charged with drug distribution offenses. Until his arrest on July 11, 2019, Edwards was a practicing psychiatrist with offices in Opelika and Gulf Shores. Edwards [...]
Psychiatrist Pradeep Mathur, Poland (Ohio) pleads guilty in drug case
WFMJ Poland psychiatrist sentenced after making plea deal By Mike Gauntner June 14, 2019 Psychiatrist Pradeep Mathur A Poland psychiatrist who was indicted for allegedly lying to obtain prescriptions for a family member has been sentenced after pleading guilty to reduced charges. Sixty-one-year-old Dr. Pradeep Mathur pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted deception to obtain and dangerous drug, attempted violation of drug database laws, and attempting the illegal processing of drug documents, which are all first degree misdemeanors reduced from felonies. Mathur was placed on probation for six months and fined $3,000. According to the indictment, Dr. Mathur allegedly [...]
Farmington psychiatrist Alan Emamdee dodges one bullet, but has another criminal case pending – A former female patient accused him of withholding drugs unless she performed oral sex on him
Daily Times Jury finds former doctor not guilty of sexually assaulting, abusing female patient By Joshua Kellogg May 30, 2019 Psychiatrist Alan Emamdee AZTEC — The former San Juan Regional Medical Center psychiatrist accused of sexually assaulting and abusing a former female patient has been found not guilty of all charges by jury. Dr. Alan Emamdee, 42, was acquitted of six, first-degree felony counts of criminal sexual penetration on May 30 in Aztec District Court. It took the jury less than three hours to reach a verdict on the third day of the trial in front of District Court [...]