FRAUD
42 Busted
Psychiatrist Gary Kushner Miami Herald MEDICARE Medicare fraud case nets dozens of arrests Federal agents busted 42 South Florida suspects on Medicare fraud charges as part of a Justice Department sweep targeting hotspots from Miami to Los Angeles. By JAY WEAVER The out-of-state patients, suffering from disabilities and addictions, were lured to South Florida with the promise of a roof over their head. But once they arrived, with their valuable Medicare cards in hand, they would be squeezed into rundown assisted-living facilities and steered to purported mental-health programs -- at a multimillion-dollar cost to taxpayers, authorities say. If [...]
Jailed juveniles’ doctors draw Medicaid inquiry
Palm Beach Post Jailed juveniles' doctors draw Medicaid inquiry By Michael LaForgia May 25, 2011 The state Attorney General's Office is looking into whether doctors who have contracted with Florida's Juvenile Justice Department committed Medicaid fraud while working for the state. Attorney General Pam Bondi's office is contacting Juvenile Justice and other agencies to gather information, Bondi spokeswoman Jennifer Krell Davis said Tuesday. She stressed that the effort has just begun, and it was uncertain what the review might turn up. "If any information comes to light that would indicate Medicaid fraud, then we would certainly investigate any of those [...]
David Linden, psychiatrist, accused of writing $300,000 bad checks to casinos in Las Vegas
The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK) Doctor to face Nevada charges; Psychiatrist accused of writing bad checks valued at $300,000 to casinos in Las Vegas. By Augie Frost and Jim Killackey March 7, 2008 A psychiatrist practicing in Oklahoma City and Las Vegas was released from jail Thursday on the condition he return to Las Vegas, where he has been charged with passing more than $300,000 in bogus checks, according to Las Vegas police. Dr. David Earl Linden, 54, of Edmond, was arrested Feb. 28 at his office at 1608 NW Expressway by Oklahoma County sherriff's deputies, according to an arrest [...]
Kennard Kobrin – Mass. Psychiatrist – Guilty in Drug Scam
The Boston Herald May 31, 2003 In Brief; Fall River shrink fined in drug scam Psychiatrist Kennard Kobrin A Fall River psychiatrist was given a suspended sentence, placed on probation and fined $11,000 yesterday for illegally prescribing drugs and defrauding Medicaid. Bristol Superior Court Judge Robert Kane sentenced Dr. Kennard C. Kobrin, who was found guilty of three charges in December. Attorney Robert Griffith, counsel for Kobrin, said the ruling will be appealed. Kennard Kobrin - Psychiatrist
Lance Pope, Psychiatrist, Sentenced for Thievery
The Associated Press Psychiatrist sentenced in house-sale scam April 2, 1999 Early last year, Massachusetts antiques dealers were delighted with the opportunity a psychiatrist gave them to buy the contents of well-appointed homes on Martha's Vineyard. What they didn't know was that he had broken into the homes they were visiting. On Thursday, Lance Pope, 43, was sentenced to serve 18 months of a 2 -year sentence in the Dukes County House of Correction for breaking and entering and larceny. Pope had managed to sell off a truckload of antiques before a sharp-eyed police detective caught him just after the [...]
Mohd Azfar Malik, St. Louis psychiatrist, sentencing scheduled
Mohd Azfar Malik Press Release United States Reaches $501,556 Civil Settlement Resolving Allegations of False Claims to Federal Health Care Programs Tuesday, July 22, 2025 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri ST. LOUIS – Acting U.S. Attorney Matthew T. Drake on Tuesday announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri and a Missouri psychiatrist have reached a $501,556 civil settlement that will resolve False Claims Act (FCA) allegations. The settlement resolves allegations that from Jan. 1, 2019, through May 31, 2024, Dr. Mohd Azfar Malik falsely indicated to both Medicare and Missouri [...]
Rahim Shafa, Lexington psychiatrist, sentenced
Rahim Shafa PRESS RELEASE Lexington Doctor Sentenced for Engaging in International Money Laundering Scheme and Importing Illegal and Misbranded Drugs Tuesday, December 17, 2024 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts Defendant falsified documents to obtain drugs from Hong Kong that are not FDA-approved BOSTON – A Lexington, Mass. doctor was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for an international money laundering scheme involving importing illegal, misbranded drugs. Rahim Shafa, 66, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to three years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Shafa was [...]
David Brody, Marin County Psychiatrist, Arrested
David Brody Marin Independent Journal Marin psychiatrist arrested in federal drug fraud investigation By Cameron MacDonald June 13, 2024 -- Excerpt A Marin County psychiatrist who is an executive at a health company was arrested Thursday on allegations he helped orchestrate a $100 million medication fraud scheme, federal authorities said. Dr. David Brody, clinical president of Done Health, was arraigned in U.S. District Court in San Francisco following his arrest in San Rafael. He pleaded not guilty to federal charges such as conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, conspiracy to commit health care fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice. U.S. [...]
Natalia Wilson, Drayton, Oxfordshire Psychiatrist, Struck Off
Natalia Wilson Daily Mail Female prison psychiatrist who faked four character references to get a job is struck off after attacking lawyer prosecuting her at her medical tribunal claiming he used 'discriminatory' language By Emily Jane Davies June 12, 2024 -- Excerpt A female prison psychiatrist who faked four character references in a bid to get a job has been struck off - after she accused the lawyer prosecuting her of being 'discriminatory'. Consultant doctor Natalia Wilson, 53, turned on David Birrell and suggested he was being sexist towards women after he politely asked her to stop interrupting him during [...]
Gustavo Kinrys, Wellesley psychiatrist, Sentenced
Gustavo Kinrys Press Release Wellesley Psychiatrist Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison for $19 Million Insurance Fraud Scheme; Billed Insurance Companies for Thousands of Services He Never Provided Friday, June 7, 2024 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts Defendant used proceeds to finance multi-million-dollar homes in Wellesley and Nantucket and to purchase over $600,000 in jewelry from Cartier, Van Cleef and Tiffany’s BOSTON – A Wellesley psychiatrist was sentenced yesterday for billing Medicare and private insurance companies for over $19 million in treatments he did not provide and obstructing justice in an attempt to conceal his [...]