FRAUD
Leela Panoor, Conn. Psychiatrist, must pay $404,798 to settle lawsuit over false Medicaid claims for payment
State of Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen March 8, 2016 AG Jepsen: State Enters Settlement with Tolland Psychiatrist Resolving False Claims Allegations A Tolland psychiatrist will pay $404,798 to settle a civil False Claims Act lawsuit alleging that she submitted false claims for payments to Connecticut's Medicaid program. The resolution stems from a lawsuit and settlement agreement approved yesterday by a Hartford Superior Court judge, Attorney General George Jepsen said today. The Attorney General alleged that, while enrolled as a behavioral health and psychiatric services provider in the Connecticut Medical Assistance Program (CMAP), Dr. Leela A. Panoor engaged in a [...]
Miami psychiatrist Roger Rousseau, Gets 16 years in Prison for Medicaid Fraud
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, November 6, 2015 Medical Director and Three Therapists Sentenced for Their Roles in $63 Million Miami Health Care Fraud Scheme Psychiatrist Roger Rousseau A former medical director and three therapists from defunct health provider Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN) were sentenced today in Miami for their roles in a scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare and Florida Medicaid more than $63 million. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in [...]
Mohamed Shakeel Siddiqui, Aussie Psychiatrist? Accused of faking credentials
stuff.co.nz Accused psychiatrist pleads not guilty on fake cv charges Mike Mather November 23 2015 Psychiatrist Mohamed Shakeel Siddiqui The man accused of faking his qualifications to practice as a psychiatrist for the Waikato District Health Board will not have his case concluded until March next year at the earliest. Mohamed Shakeel Siddiqui was back before the Hamilton District Court on Monday for the seventh time since his initial appearance in July, The 54-year-old has some fresh charges. He already faces charges of obtaining by deception, as well as charges of producing forged documents and using forged documents. One [...]
David Bourne, Maine Psychiatrist, Charged $70,000 for Research and Testimony about a woman he never met for the losing side of a legal case
Seacoastonline.com Doc charged $70K for losing testimony in cop's inheritance case By Elizabeth Dinan November 4, 2015 Psychiatrist David Bourne PORTSMOUTH — A Maine psychiatrist billed $70,000 for his research and testimony about the late Geraldine Webber, who he never met, for the losing side of a legal case that ended with dismissal of Webber's $2 million inheritance to now-fired police Sgt. Aaron Goodwin. Portland psychiatrist David Bourne submitted five bills, to be paid by Webber's estate, totaling $70,120, according to court records. He testified on the last day of a 10-day probate hearing to dispute Webber's estate and [...]
Alfonso Guzman, Puerto Rican psychiatrist, Gets Prison Time – Prescribed Drugs to Undercover Agent who repeatedly said he had no physical or mental symptoms
Google Translation above, original Spanish version below. Primera Hora Federal sentence of two years in prison psychiatrist Alfonso Madrid By Mariana Cobian September 8, 2015 The doctor issued false to the Office of Workers' Compensation Program medical reports. Psychiatrist Alfonso Guzman "I want to say that I admire him as a professional. But I admire him as a witness in this case." So Federal Judge Daniel R. Dominguez concluded the sentencing against Madrid psychiatrist Alfonso Guzman, who imposed a prison sentence of two years by issuing false medical reports to the Office of Workers' Compensation Program today, Tuesday ( [...]
Jopinda Harika, Penn. Psychiatrist, pleads guilty to Medicaid Fraud – Sentencing in October
Reading Eagle Psychiatrist who practiced in Reading admits he committed Medicaid fraud September 11, 2015 Psychiatrist Jopindar Harika An Allegheny County psychiatrist who practiced in Reading pleaded guilty Thursday to committing Medicaid fraud and practicing and writing prescriptions while his medical license was suspended. Dr. Jopinda R. Harika, 62, of Monroeville entered an open guilty plea before Judge Scott D. Keller to medical assistance claim fraud, tampering with public records and unlawful prescribing as a practitioner. Harika's sentencing was deferred until October. Harika was charged by the attorney general's office in February. Senior Deputy Attorney General Elizabeth M. Madigan [...]
Pralay Mazumdar, Aussie Psychiatrist, Ripped off $44,000 from Victoria, (State in Australia) “may result in the end of his career”
The Age Psychiatrist faces professional ruin for defrauding Victorian WorkCover Authority of $44,000 By Steve Butcher August 28, 2015 Psychiatrist Pralay Mazumdar A psychiatrist with a 38-year unblemished career faces professional ruin for defrauding the Victorian WorkCover Authority of $44,000 described by a judge as "systematic rorting" for greed. Pralay Mazumdar's offending included providing false information that caused an inpatient to spend more time in hospital than was necessary for which the doctor received $1500. Dr Mazumdar, 61, committed the offences over an 18-month period from March 2012 at a 54-bed psychiatric drug and alcohol hospital in Dandenong where [...]
Mohamed Siddiqui, Psychiatrist, arrested in identity theft
The Times of India Indian-origin psychiatrist arrested in NZ over identity theft Aug 6, 2015 Mohamed Shakeel Siddiqui appears via audio visual link from prison to Hamilton District Court. MELBOURNE: An Indian-origin psychiatrist from the US and practicing in New Zealand has been arrested by authorities over an alleged identity theft to work in the country though he says he is a victim of "clerical error". Mohamed Shakeel Siddiqui has been charged with obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception, with the police alleging he stole the credentials of a doctor in Illinois with a similar name — Mohammed Shafi Siddiqui, [...]
Shubu Ghosh, Alaska Child Psychiatrist Gets the Slammer in $605k medicaid fraud case
KTUU Anchorage child psychiatrist to serve 3.5 years for $605k medicaid fraud By Mallory Peebles July 29, 2015 An Anchorage child psychiatrist was sentenced to seven years in prison Wednesday for medicaid fraud for more than half a million dollars. Dr. Shubhranjan "Shubu" Ghosh was pinpointed as the mastermind behind a white collar crime that stole around $605,000 from the state of Alaska. Judge Phillip Volland sentenced Ghosh to seven years in prison with half the time suspended. In addition to the three and a half years of jail time, Ghosh is required to pay back $605,000 in restitution. "Dr. [...]
Anna Binder, Conn. Psychiatrist, disciplined for using hospital letterhead to create fake medical reports
Binder is also licensed in the State of Florida. These two addresses are listed for her: KROME DETENTION CENTER CLINIC OF INNOVATIVE MINDS, P.A., 2627 NE 203RD STREET, SUITE 214, AVENTURA, FL Psychiatrist Anna Binder, Connecticut Discipline Records Hartford Courant Two Psychiatrists Disciplined By Medical Examining Board By Kate Farrish HARTFORD — ---BEGIN EXCERPT In the first case, Dr. Anna Binder must also complete course work in professional ethics and patients' rights under a consent order that she signed on March 31. The Department of Public Health began an investigation of Binder in October 2014 when Stamford [...]