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Walter Shannon, North Carolina Psychiatrist, Trafficked in thousands of fraudulent prescription drugs
WITN NEW INFO: Kinston psychiatrists could face jail time in prescription drug scheme March 18, 2015 Psychiatrist Walter Shannon Two local doctors accused of involvement in an illegal prescription drug ring made their first court appearances on Wednesday. Dr. Walter Shannon and Dr. Joanna Wolicki-Shannon were given a second court date of April 1. The judge advised the couple that their charges are serious enough to get prison time. State and federal agents raided the Shannon's Kinston medical office, East Cove Psychiatric Services, on Tuesday. The SBI accuses the doctors of writing bogus prescriptions which were filled at pharmacies [...]
Jailhouse psychiatrist Charolette Hoffman, fired for not following jail’s simple anti-contraband policy
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Contraband found 3 times on fired Allegheny County jail psychiatrist By Aaron Aupperlee March 26, 2015 Psychiatrist Charolette Hoffman Allegheny County Jail guards caught the jail's psychiatrist trying to bring in cigarettes, lighters, matches and scissors before she lost her job this month. Warden Orlando Harper revoked Charolette Hoffman's security clearances on March 4, the same day guards caught her with matches in her jacket, her third violation of the jail's anti-contraband policy, according to documents the Tribune-Review obtained through an open records request. Hoffman, the jail's only full-time psychiatrist before losing her job, could not be [...]
Judge orders Surrender of Psychiatrist Barry Kaplowitz to prison authorities immediately – lied about providing “treatment” to patients he never saw
Miami Herald Jurors convict South Florida psychiatrist and patient recruiter in Medicare fraud trial By Jay Weaver February 21, 2015 Hollywood Pavilion, a psychiatric facility in Broward County, Florida On Friday morning, psychiatrist Barry Kaplowitz was wearing a beige sweater to brace himself against the unusually cold weather and possibly the verdict that awaited him in a Miami federal courtroom on Medicare fraud charges. Just after noon, following one week of deliberations, the jury convicted the Aventura doctor of lying about providing treatment for purported mental health patients that he never saw at Hollywood Pavilion, a psychiatric facility [...]
Psychiatrist Adam Osborne, brother of British Secretary of the Treasury, quits own firm after sex with patient allegation
Daily Mail UK George Osborne's psychiatrist brother 'who had sex with patient' quits his own firm leaving it with assets of just £500 By Andrew Buckwell and Adam Luck March 28, 2015 Psychiatrist Adam Osborne The psychiatrist brother of Chancellor George Osborne has resigned from his private medical company, leaving it with assets of just £551. Dr Adam Osborne, 38, was suspended by the General Medical Council two weeks ago pending an investigation into allegations he had a two-year sexual affair with a vulnerable woman patient – a married mother of two with psychiatric issues. Now he has stepped [...]
Elizabeth Noll, Seattle Psychiatrist , Sex with Patient, not allowed to treat adult male patients
Department of Health Seattle psychiatrist’s medical license restricted due to sexual misconduct News Release February 23, 2015 Psychiatrist Elizabeth Noll OLYMPIA -- The Medical Commission has immediately restricted the medical license of King County psychiatrist Elizabeth Noll, MD (MD00028718) due to sexual misconduct. Noll allegedly had a romantic relationship with an adult male patient that lasted nearly four years. Noll is not allowed to treat male patients over the age of 18 years until the charges are resolved. She must cease treating any current male patients 18 years or older within 90 days. She has 20 days to respond [...]
Orest Wasyliw, NY Psychiatrist – Judge Throws out his “circular and redundant” report for a 2nd time – Prosecutor calls his conclusions “speculative”
mySuburbanLife.com Psychatrist's report not allowed in Crest Hill murder trial Second judge rejects PTSD claim By Brian Stanley March 4, 2015 Psychiatrist Orest Wasyliw JOLIET – A judge has banned a psychiatrist's report for a second time in the trial of a Crest Hill man accused of stomping his wife to death. Judge Dave Carlson decided Wednesday the "two sentences" Dr. Orest Wasyliw added to his first report on Jerry Nichols did not make it admissible. Wasyliw determined Nichols, 64, has post-traumatic stress disorder, but retired-Judge Robert Livas, who had the case before Carlson, said the report was "circular [...]
Charolette Hoffman, Penn. Psychiatrist, Loses Security Clearance at Jail Job – Officials mum on why
In 2011 her private psychiatry office shut down. “It’s a dream that’s come to an end,” Charolette Hoffman, 64. “No matter what we do, we can’t really make it financially. You can’t sell a practice that’s not making money.” Pittsburgh Business Times Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Allegheny County Jail psychiatrist loses security clearance March 6, 2015 By Molly Born Psychiatrist Charolette Hoffman The Allegheny County Jail revoked the security clearance this week for its only full-time psychiatrist. Charolette Hoffman had been hired through a temporary staffing agency on a six- to 12-month basis, said John DeGhetto, regional medical director for Corizon [...]
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Alabama Psychiatric Services: “we are not able to continue our mission”
ABC 33 Alabama Psychiatric Services closes Friday impacting thousands of patients statewide February 11, 2015 By Sarah Snyder JEFFERSON COUNTY - AL - Thousands of people in Alabama who depend on mental health care could be in "dire straights." Problem is: there's a shortage of psychiatrists. This Friday, the Alabama Psychiatric Services clinics are closing their doors. That's leaving patients in counties all over the state with limited access to mental health providers. "I've had my illness which is paranoid schizophrenia since 1998," Helena Doering, a mental health patient said. Helena Doering says her well-being depends on having a psychiatrist [...]
Barry Kaplowitz, Miami psychiatrist with a “robotic” signature, signed off on thousands of bogus treatments – Jury Deliberates his Fate
Miami Herald Jurors to decide fate of South Florida psychiatrist, others in Medicare fraud trial By Jay Weaver February 16, 2015 Psychiatrist Barry Kaplowitz Barry Kaplowitz was a psychiatrist with a “robotic” signature who signed off on thousands of bogus treatments at a Hollywood psychiatric facility that bilked Medicare for millions — even when he was out of the country, prosecutors say. “It’s not just any kind of signing; it’s robo-signing,” Justice Department prosecutor Andrew Warren declared during closing arguments at his Miami federal trial. “He often signed in the wrong place...where the patient was supposed to sign,” Warren [...]