FRAUD
Steven Powell, NH psychiatrist, Sentenced
Steven Powell Press Release Former New Hampshire Doctor Sentenced to Year in Prison for Role in $1.9 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Tuesday, October 13, 2026 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Hampshire CONCORD – Former New Hampshire physician Steven Powell, 56, was sentenced to 12 months and a day in federal prison on one count of health care fraud, in connection with a scheme to defraud Medicare by prescribing medical equipment without ever seeing, speaking to, or otherwise examining patients. Powell, who now lives in Georgia, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Paul Barbadoro. According [...]
Douglas Zelisko, Hartford psychiatrist, License Revoked
Douglas Zelisko Inside Investigator Psychiatrist Zelisko has his medical license revoked in bizarre, troubling case --Excerpt Connecticut psychiatrist Dr. Douglas Zelisko – who is alleged to have defrauded patients and supplied them with illicit drugs in one of the most bizarre and troubling cases in recent history – had his medical license revoked by the Connecticut Board of Medical Examiners after he failed to show up for his own hearing. During the September 3 hearing of the board, Zelisko showed up late via phone call and requested a time extension so he could return with a lawyer, but neither he [...]
Brian Hyatt, Rogers psychiatrist, arrested
Brian Hyatt KNWA Fayetteville Former Rogers doctor facing Medicaid fraud charges arrested by U.S. Marshals --Excerpt FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Brian Hyatt, a former Northwest Arkansas psychiatrist accused of Medicaid fraud, was arrested Saturday by the U.S. Marshals Service. The 53-year-old was booked into the Washington County Detention Center on March 28 and is being held on a federal detainer... Hyatt previously led the Behavioral Health Unit at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale from Feb. 2018 to May 2022... In addition to criminal charges, Hyatt faces more than 200 civil lawsuits from former patients who allege false imprisonment during his [...]
Shazia Malik, Missouri psychiatrist, pleaded guilty
Shazia Malik Press Release Psychiatrist Reaches Civil Settlement of $360,000 to Resolve Allegations of False Claims to Federal Health Care Programs Monday, March 9, 2026 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri and a Missouri psychiatrist have reached a $360,000 civil settlement that will resolve False Claims Act (FCA) allegations, U.S. Attorney Thomas C Albus announced Monday. The settlement resolves allegations that from Jan. 1, 2019, through May 31, 2024, Dr. Shazia Malik falsely indicated to both Medicare and Missouri Medicaid that she provided [...]
Scott Stuart, Iowa Psychiatrist investigated
The Daily Iowan Emeritus psychiatry professor and former UIHC employee investigated Rachel Schilke March 5, 2020 Scott Stuart - psychiatrist State Auditor Rob Sand Wednesday released a report on an investigation into a University of Iowa psychiatry professor emeritus who he found did not report at least 1,024 hours in paid leave for non-university obligations while traveling. Professor Emeritus Dr. Scott Stuart failed to comply with the UI Conflict of Interest and Commitment Policy when Stuart did not disclose his ownership interest with the Interpersonal Psychotherapy Institute LLC. to the university, the report said. The investigation covered [...]
Latina Italy Psychiatrist, arrested for issuing fake mental-health certificates
ANSA Psychiatrist arrested for fake gun certs Also attested fake illnesses to get people out of jail December 10, 2019 (ANSA) - Latina, December 10 - A psychiatrist was arrested in Latina south of Rome Tuesday for issuing fake mental-health certificates for people applying for gun licenses. The man was also charged with attesting to fake mental illnesses to get people released from jail. Eleven people including a lawyer were arrested in connection with the racket.
Mahir Shah, Fort Mill Psychiatrist, charged with forging prescriptions
WSOCTV.COM Fort Mill doctor accused of forging prescriptions By Greg Suskin November 1, 2019 Psychiatrist Mahir Shah FORT MILL, S.C. - A Fort Mill doctor was arrested Wednesday and charged with forging prescriptions for patients at his psychiatry practice. Dr. Mahir Shah, 52, is facing multiple charges, including forging prescriptions and violating state drug laws. Shah owns Integrity Behavioral Health off Highway 160. An employee at his office said Shah was at work Thursday after being released from jail on a $1,000 bond. Channel 9's South Carolina bureau reporter Greg Suskin sorted through more than 20 separate warrants [...]
UK Psychiatrist Aliveni Ramanujam copied material from Wikipedia to gain qualification
Shamed Birmingham medic copied material from Wikipedia to gain qualification By Jonny Greatrex June 26, 2012 :46, 24 OCT 2012 Psychiatrist Aliveni Ramanujam A PSYCHIATRIST copied material from Wikipedia and stole ideas from a student’s academic paper to gain the professional qualification she so badly wanted. Shamed medic Aliveni Ramanujam was suspended after being caught out TWICE while doing a distance learning course at the University of Gloucestershire. Dr Ramanujam, who worked with mental health patients in Birmingham and Solihull, was called in by her tutors who were concerned by the shoddy essay she submitted. They warned her [...]
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. [...]
Psychiatrist Sergio Marti Accused of Medicaid Fraud
The Miami Herald DADE PSYCHIATRIST ACCUSED OF DEFRAUDING MEDICAID February 7, 1984 By George Stein A socially prominent psychiatrist with a large Medicaid practice has been charged with defrauding the program of more than $3,000. Charged was Dr. Sergio Marti, 53, of 77 Crandon Blvd., Key Biscayne, who has offices at 1330 Coral Way. The Dade County State Attorney's Office has accused Marti of making eight false Medicaid claims, collecting eight unauthorized Medicaid payments and committing one act of grand theft. Each count carries a maximum five-year prison sentence. Medicaid is a federal program that supports medical care for the [...]