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Psychiatrist Radovan Karadzic could be jailed for life when war crimes court delivers verdict next week
Balkan Insight Radovan Karadzic: Psychiatrist-Poet Who Led Bosnian Serbs to War Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serbs’ wartime president, spent years on the run before he was caught and tried, and could now be jailed for the rest of his life when the Hague war crimes court delivers its final verdict next week. March 14, 2019 Psychiatrist Radovan Karadzic Radovan Karadzic was born in the village of Petnica near Savnik in Montenegro in June 1945, some 2,000 kilometres from in Scheveningen, near The Hague, where he is currently in custody at the United Nations Detention Unit while awaiting the final [...]
South Carolina Psychiatrist/Burglar Ian Gale Sentenced
The Associated Press December 3, 1979 Psychiatrist-Burglar Sentenced to 15 Years A psychiatrist was sentenced by a judge Monday to 15 years in prison on one count of housebreaking and larceny for carrying out a series of burglaries that netted about $300,000 worth of property from homes in fashionable neighborhoods. Dr. Ian Gale was ordered to serve the same sentence on seven other burglary counts, but Circuit Judge Walter Cox directed that those terms run concurrently with the first sentence. Cox also ordered that the state Department of Corrections determine whether Gale's abilities as a physician could be utilized and [...]
Wisconsin Psychiatrist Alice Dean Convicted of Fraud
The Associated Press August 13, 1980 Psychiatrist Sentenced to India for Medicaid Fraud Wisconsin's attorney general is unhappy with a Milwaukee judge's decision to send suburban psychiatrist Alice Dean to India to serve an alternative sentence for Medicaid fraud. Ms. Dean, convicted of obtaining $13,285 in fraudulent payments, has been directed to spend three years in southern India treating needy children. The sentence also requires that she repay the $13,285 within 90 days. The maximum sentence would have been 18 years in prison plus fines of up to $11,000. Saying the sentence may be the "first of its kind in [...]
Patients hope Fayetteville psychiatrist ‘never practices again’ after alleged prescription fraud
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Patients hope Fayetteville doctor ‘never practices again’ after alleged prescription fraud February 11, 2019 By Zachary Hansen Psychiatrist Ginari Price Former patients of a Fayette County psychiatrist said they weren’t surprised when she, her husband and two of her nurse practitioners were accused by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration of an illegal prescription scheme. Now they’re hoping she never gets to practice medicine again. Dr. Ginari Price is accused of helping her husband and two nurse practitioners issue about 2,500 prescriptions, including opioids, through her practice at Psycare LLC off Devant Street while she was in jail [...]
New Hartford Psychiatrist Surendra Johri, found guilty in sex abuse trial – sentencing April 11
WKTV GUILTY VERDICT IN NEW HARTFORD PSYCHIATRIST'S SEX ABUSE TRIAL February 7, 2019 By Joleen Ferris Psychiatrist Surendra Johri UTICA, N.Y. -- A judge reached a guilty verdict in the sex abuse trial of a New Hartford psychiatrist, accused of inappropriately touching and exposing himself to two patients. Doctor Surendra Johri was found guilty of two counts of sexual abuse and one count of forcible touching, and found not guilty of two counts of forcible touching and one count of sexual abuse, regarding both women. It was a bit of a surprise Thursday in court for Dr. Surendra Johri [...]
George David, Fremont psychiatrist, arrested Monday in Fraud case
San Francisco Chronicle Bay Area psychiatrist indicted in disability fraud scheme By Megan Cassidy February 6, 2019 Psychiatrist George David A federal grand jury has indicted a Bay Area psychiatrist and a Union City woman in what prosecutors describe as a scheme to defraud California’s disability program by securing benefits for people who lied about an illness, injury or pregnancy. Dr. Bay Area psychiatrist indicted in disability fraud scheme, 78, a Fremont psychiatrist, and Linda Nguyen, 66, were each charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and substantive mail fraud, according to a Jan. 29 indictment that was unsealed [...]
Surendra Johri, NY psychiatrist – trial begins – accused of engaging in sexual misconduct with patients
Observer Dispatch Sex abuse trial begins for New Hartford psychiatrist Johri By Jolene Cleaver February 4, 2019 Psychiatrist Surendra Johri UTICA — The first of two alleged sexual assault victims took the stand Monday in Utica City Court to testify against their former psychiatrist, Dr. Surendra Johri. Johri, of New Hartford, is accused of engaging in sexual misconduct with those patients on three separate occasions in 2017. Also testifying at his bench trial Monday were mental health professionals and law enforcement officials who investigated the claims lodged by the two victims. “This case has to do with the abuse [...]
Ginari Price, Fayetteville Psychiatrist, signed more than a thousand prescriptions – from her jail cell
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution DEA: Husband, nurses illegally sign 1K prescriptions while psychiatrist was jailed for DUI Updated Jan 28, 2019 By Zachary Hansen, Psychiatrist Ginari Price Authorities said a psychiatrist signed more than a thousand prescriptions in Fayetteville — from her jail cell. Her husband and two of her nurse practitioners joined her in jail after allegedly writing those prescriptions without a license, Channel 2 Action News reported. Dr. Ginari Price, of Psycare LLC off Devant Street, was in jail for allegedly driving under the influence and hitting two cars while her infant was in her lap, Channel 2 [...]
Ajit Trikha, Illinois Psychiatrist, Sentenced for Defrauding Medicare $1.755 million
Belleville News-Democrat (Illinois) Belleville psychiatrist sentenced to more than two years for fraud By Beth Hundsdorfer April 3, 2008 A Belleville psychiatrist received a 30-month prison sentence today after he admitted to defrauding Medicare of $1.755 million. Ajit Trikha, 55, pleaded guilty to two counts of health care fraud in June by overbilling Medicare and Medicaid, billing for services that weren't performed and exceeding number of patients allowed in group therapy sessions. Trikha pleaded guilty in June. John Stobbs, Trikha's attorney, didn't return calls for comment. On Thursday, U.S. District Chief Judge David Herndon sentenced Trikha to 30 months in [...]
Welsh psychiatrist Brian Harris’ license revoked – continued to “practice” while under investigation for sexual misconduct
BMJ Psychiatrist who saw patients after being told to stop practising is struck off By Clare Dyer December 15, 2017 Psychiatrist Brian Harris A former consultant psychiatrist who ignored an order from the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service to stop practising while under investigation for misconduct has been struck off the UK medical register. Brian Harris, 77, of south Wales, came under investigation by the General Medical Council in October 2013 after being arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting male patients. In November 2013 an interim orders panel of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service imposed an 18 month suspension on [...]