FRAUD
Mark Agresti, Palm Beach County psychiatrist, Sentenced
Mark Agresti Palm Beach Post (Florida) Sober-home fraud scheme doctor receives an 8-year term; Judge: Dr. Mark Agresti enabled $31.3 million insurance swindle By Jane Musgrave May 28, 2022 -- Excerpt With his wife and 90-year-old mother looking on, a once-respected Palm Beach County psychiatrist was handcuffed and led from a federal courtroom on Friday to begin serving an eight-year prison sentence for exploiting people struggling with addiction. Dr. Mark Agresti's quick transformation from free man to federal prisoner was unusual. Typically, white-collar criminals are allowed to remain free, get their affairs in order and then report to prison. But [...]
Harry Doyle, Philadelphia Psychiatrist to Pay $3 Million to Resolve Allegations
Harry Doyle Press Release Philadelphia Psychiatrist to Pay $3 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Workers’ Compensation Claims Monday, March 28, 2022 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Dr. Harry Doyle and his wife, Sonya Doyle, of Philadelphia, PA, have agreed to pay a total of $3 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act. The alleged violations include submitting false billing to the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Worker’s Compensation Programs (OWCP) for psychiatric services that were not provided, as well as [...]
Alan Siegal, Hamden psychiatrist, must pay about $310,000
Alan Siegal Hartford Courant Connecticut psychiatrist to pay $300K to settle with state and feds on allegation he employed unlicensed doctor By Jesse Leavenworth February 23, 2022 -- Excerpt A Hamden psychiatrist must pay about $310,000 to settle allegations that he employed a physician who had been banned from practicing medicine after a fraud conviction, state and federal officials said Wednesday. The settlement with Dr. Alan Siegal, owner of Geriatric and Adult Psychiatry LLC, centered on his employment of Eric Ressner, who was prohibited from taking part in government health care programs, state Attorney General William Tong and acting [...]
George Karalis, San Fran Psychiatrist, must pay $1.4M in restitution
George Karalis KTVU San Francisco psychiatrist to pay $1.4M in restitution for submitting false workers compensation reports February 10, 2022 -- Excerpt SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco psychiatrist was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to serve 120 days in prison and pay $1.4 million restitution after he pleaded guilty to a scheme to submit false reports for non-disabled clients to receive federal benefits to which they were not entitled. George Demetrius Karalis, 76, pleaded guilty Aug. 11 and was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The government's sentencing memorandum describes [...]
Charles Nevels, Tuscaloosa Psychiatrist, sued by USA
Charles Nevels Press Release United States Files False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Tuscaloosa Psychiatrist for Improper Prescribing of Nuedexta to Nursing Home Residents Friday, February 4, 2022 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Alabama Dr. Charles T. Nevels Allegedly Prescribed Nuedexta in Return for Kickbacks and to Nursing Home Residents for Whom It Was Not Indicated BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Today, U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona announced that the United States has filed suit against Dr. Charles T. Nevels, a psychiatrist who has worked in several nursing homes in Alabama. The complaint alleges that Dr. Nevels caused the [...]
Anand Choudhary, Aussie Psychiatrist, stole blank prescription forms
Anand Choudhary The Courier-Mail Online 'Gross betrayal': Doc suspended for falsifying erectile dysfunction scripts December 8, 2021 By Kay Dibben - Excerpt A psychiatrist who stole blank prescription forms and wrote false scripts to get drugs for treating erectile dysfunction has had his registration suspended for six months. After he was caught out, Dr Anand Madhukarrao Choudhary faked an email from the Office of the Health Ombudsman, to make out he had reported his own bad conduct, Queensland Civil and Administative Tribunal (QCAT) heard. Choudhary was deputy director of medical services at Caboolture and Kilroy Hospitals when he committed [...]
Psychiatrist Emad Bishai, Texas, pays half million for fraud allegations
Psychiatrist Emad Bishai Press Release Woodlands pain doctor pays half million dollars for fraudulent PPP and billing allegations Monday, November 15, 2021 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas HOUSTON - A 49-year-old local physician has agreed to pay $523,331 to settle allegations he submitted false claims for the placement of electro-acupuncture devices and for making false statements when applying for a loan from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Dr. Emad Bishai is an anesthesiologist and pain management physician who practices in The Woodlands. Woodlands Pain Institute PLLC is his [...]
Okon Umoh, Chelmsford psychiatrist, suspended
Okon Umoh Gazette Standard Essex psychiatrist accused of forging patient's signature August 23, 2021 By Charlie Ridler -- Excerpt An Essex psychiatrist who faked a signature to obtain a prescription for personal use has been suspended for four months, according to a misconduct report. Dr Okon Umoh has been suspended for writing a prescription for doxycycline, an antibiotic used to treat malaria, for his own use before travelling to Nigeria. According to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service report, Dr Umoh had not given himself enough time to obtain the medication through normal channels, but it was not satisfied on the [...]
Uzma Ehtesham, Virginia psychiatrist, sentenced
Uzma Ehtesham PRESS RELEASE Wise Psychiatrist Sentenced For Federal Health Care Fraud Wednesday, March 17, 2021 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Virginia ABINGDON, Va.- Uzma Ehtesham, a Wise, Virginia psychiatrist who defrauded Virginia Medicaid and Medicare by fraudulently billing these programs for services not performed, was sentenced yesterday to two years’ probation, six months of which must be spent on home detention, Acting United States Attorney Daniel P. Bubar and Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced today. Ehtesham, 52, pleaded guilty in November 2020 to a one-count Information charging her with health care fraud. “Eradicating health [...]
Raymond Pierre-Paul, NY Psychiatrist, Sentenced
Raymond Pierre Paul Office of the Inspector General Social Security Administration New York Psychiatrist Sentenced for Disability Fraud February 26, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Inspector General for the Social Security Administration (SSA), Gail S. Ennis, today announced the sentencing of Dr. Raymond Pierre Paul, a psychiatrist practicing in Nassau County, New York. Dr. Pierre Paul helped facilitate a major Social Security disability fraud scheme that involved hundreds of individuals, many of them police officers and firefighters, some of whom feigned disabilities stemming from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Dr. Pierre Paul cooperated with the investigation, and pleaded guilty [...]