FRAUD
Dishonest, Foul-mouthed psychiatrist Marinus Klijnsma who abused staff and said a patient could go ‘kill herself’ faces revocation of license
Daily Mail By Daily Mail Reporter December 9, 2013 Psychiatrist Marinus Klijnsma committed the charges while working at the Gables (pictured) A foul-mouthed psychiatrist who swore at staff and said a patient ‘can just go and kill herself’ faces being struck off after being found guilty of misconduct. Dr Marinus Klijnsma told a tribunal that his use of inappropriate and offensive language was a ‘dysfunctional habit’ that got worse over the years. Some of his secretaries received angry voicemail messages in which he asked: ‘Where the f**k are you?’ In another voicemail he said: ‘Whenever I f**king ring you, [...]
Feds Nab Miami Psychiatrist Barry Kaplowitz – Medicare Fraud – Judge declares: “It’s outrageous”
Miami Herald Federal agents round up South Florida doctor and others in Medicare fraud takedown By Jay Weaver May 12, 2014 Psychiatrist Barry Kaplowitz When about 20 newly arrested Medicare fraud suspects appeared in Miami federal court on Monday, one stood out: Dr. Barry Kaplowitz. The Aventura psychiatrist served as the medical director of an outpatient mental health facility in Hollywood that federal prosecutors say generated $7.5 million in false claims for Medicare patients who did not need psychiatric treatment. So when Justice Department attorneys asked Magistrate Judge Patrick White to give the former Hollywood Pavilion doctor a bond [...]
Jopindar Harika, Penn. Psychiatrist, previously convicted of bogus billings, now charged with writing prescriptions while suspended
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Monroeville psychiatrist charged with continuing to work while under suspension By Torsten Ove February 5, 2015 Psychiatrist Jopindar Harika A Monroeville psychiatrist with a felony conviction for bogus billings in the 1990s has been charged again with writing prescriptions and seeing hundreds of patients in the eastern part of the state while under suspension in the spring of 2012. Jopindar Harika, 61, of Red Oak Court, turned himself in on Thursday to authorities in Cumberland County, where the state attorney general’s office will prosecute him for Medicaid fraud and related theft counts. A state grand jury recommended [...]
Shubhranjan Ghosh – Alaskan Psychiatrist Indicted by Grand Jury for Medicaid Fraud
KTVA CBS 11 News Anchorage psychiatrist indicted for Medicaid fraud July 25, 2014 ANCHORAGE Psychiatrist Shubhranjan Ghosh A federal grand jury has indicted an Anchorage doctor on 18 felony counts of Medicaid billing fraud. Dr. Shubhranjan Ghosh, 39, of Anchorage is also charged with committing a scheme to defraud Medicaid, tampering with evidence in an investigation and 15 counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance. Ghosh is the founder of Ghosh Psychiatric Services. He was arrested in April after an employee in his South Anchorage office reported numerous discrepancies in his Medicaid billing. According to charging documents, Ghosh tried [...]
Rikki Lynn Halavonich, South Carolina Psychiatrist, “expert witness”, arrested on allegations she filed a false police report, claiming she was kidnapped and sexually assaulted
Aiken Standard (South Carolina) Psychiatrist arrested for filing false allegations By Karen Daily April 20, 2009 Psychiatrist Rikki Lynn Halavonic A board-certified Charleston forensic psychiatrist qualified in the court system as an expert witness has been arrested in Aiken on allegations she filed a false police report last week, claiming she was kidnapped in downtown Aiken and sexually assaulted, officials said. Rikki Lynn Halavonich, of Majestic Oak Drive in Charleston, was arrested less than a week after she reportedly went to Public Safety with the allegations. Early on the morning of April 14, police said Halavonich contacted investigators, claiming [...]
Miguel Rivera-Sanabria, Puerto Rico Psychiatrist, Arrested by Feds for health care fraud, identity theft, false statement, attempted distribution of drugs
Department of Justice Doctor Indicted And Arrested For Health Care Fraud U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Puerto Rico FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 24, 2018 SAN JUAN, P.R. - On July 19, 2018, a Federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Dr. Miguel Rivera-Sanabria with 18 counts of health care fraud, three counts of aggravated identity theft, three counts of false statement relating to health care matters, and eight counts for attempted distribution of controlled substances. The defendant was arrested today, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto [...]
Irish Psychiatrist claims he can convert gay people to heterosexuality
Belfast Telegraph Belfast psychiatrist Miller to face cash dealings probe behind closed doors By Kim Pilling 18 April 2013 Psychiatrist Paul W. Miller Belfast psychiatrist Dr Paul Miller, a former health adviser to ex-Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP Iris Robinson, is alleged to have taken, or attempted to have taken, financial advantage of a patient on a number of occasions between 2004 and 2010. The General Medical Council, which brought the case against Dr Miller, successfully applied for the entire hearing in Manchester to proceed in private. The case before the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) had been in [...]
Los Angeles Psychiatrist believes gayness can be cured
News.com.au Family fury: Controversial conference speakers anger gay community By Daniel Piotrowski April 24, 2013 Psychiatrist Miriam Grossman A PSYCHIATRIST who believes she can cure gayness and a politician who believes marriage is now "meaningless" after New Zealand legalised gay marriage are causing a stir before they've even landed in Australia. Several controversial personalities will head to Sydney next month to deliver keynote addresses at the world's biggest 'family values' conference, the seventh World Congress of Families. And they've got critics fuming. The line-up for the conference - which organisers say will 'make families stronger' - includes New Zealand [...]
Ohio Psychiatrist Toni Carman – Prosecutor: “she was writing fake prescriptions”
Fox 8 (Cleveland) I-Team: Doctor Accused of Writing Fake Prescriptions by Jack Shea April 16, 2014 Psychiatrist Toni Carman CLEVELAND, Ohio — A prominent psychiatrist was arraigned Wednesday morning on several drug charges after accusations of writing fake prescriptions. Dr. Toni Carman has offices in Beachwood and Willoughby. She faces charges of aggravated trafficking in drugs, complicity to deception to obtain a dangerous drug, and complicity to possession of drugs. Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Christopher Schroeder, told the Fox 8 I-Team “she was writing fake prescriptions from her office for people with bad names, or for people she knew [...]
Another Psych Caught on Videotape
Vindy.com Staff report Boardman psychiatrist decertified after fraud uncovered COLUMBUS December 22, 2012 A Boardman psychiatrist has been decertified as a provider for the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation and has repaid more than $70,000 after pleading guilty to workers’ compensation fraud. Psychiatrist Anil C. Nalluri Surveillance video captured by an undercover agent from BWC’s Special Investigations Department posing as a patient in need of psychotherapy services showed Dr. Anil C. Nalluri providing inadequate care. He later billed BWC for services he never provided. Nalluri was indicted in March and pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud Dec. 13. [...]