MEDIA
Evan Zimmer, Miami Psychiatrist, indicted for racketeering
The Miami Herald Complaints about medical professionals gather dust; INVESTIGATION --Excerpt Evan Zimmer has been indicted for racketeering, arrested for drunk driving, and busted for soliciting a prostitute, after which he showed up in court while impaired. He’s also a psychiatrist, licensed to this day to practice in South Florida... Excerpted from: Complaints about medical professionals gather dust; INVESTIGATION By Steve Miller The Miami Herald October 20 2013 Read the full original article here. This excerpt is reproduced for purposes of commentary, criticism, and public education under fair-use principles.
Marvin Korn, Larchmont psychiatrist, Charged
Marvin Korn New York Post Psychiatrist charged with selling prescriptions --Excerpt WHITE PLAINS — A suburban New York psychiatrist has been charged with illegally selling prescriptions to medications including the painkiller Oxycontin and the anti-anxiety drug Valium. The Westchester County district attorney’s office says Dr. Marvin L. Korn was arraigned Thursday on three counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance. The 61-year-old Korn, of Larchmont, was arrested after a six-month undercover operation involving the Westchester district attorney’s office and the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Tactical Diversion Squad... Korn faces a maximum of 15 years in prison if he is convicted [...]
Nidal Hasan, Army Psychiatrist, Sentenced to Death
USA TODAY Jury sentences Hasan to death for '09 Fort Hood massacre --Excerpt FORT HOOD, Texas — Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist convicted in the November 2009 shooting rampage that left 13 dead and 31 wounded, was sentenced to death Wednesday by a military jury. Prosecutors had sought the death penalty, saying Hasan's murderous rampage at the sprawling military base here left tragic and devastating loss for victims and loved ones. Hasan, 42, was convicted last week on 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 charges of attempted premeditated murder. He appeared expressionless upon hearing the verdict, which came [...]
William Ayres, Peninsula child psychiatrist, sentenced
William Ayres San Jose Mercury News Peninsula child psychiatrist William Ayres sentenced to eight years for molesting patients --Excerpt REDWOOD CITY -- As one victim after another testified, calling William Ayres a monster and a serial child-abuser who robbed them of their innocence, the once-renowned child psychiatrist sat stoically Monday as a judge sentenced him to eight years in prison for molesting his former patients. Because of his age and health problems, it is likely a life sentence for the 81-year-old ex-doctor who pleaded no contest to eight felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with [...]
Cecilia Chen, Former Army Psychiatrist, 10 year sentence
Cecilia Chen NJ.com N.J. appeals panel upholds conviction in case that led to sweeping new eyewitness testimony standards --Excerpt TRENTON — In a case that helped lead to sweeping new standards for eyewitness testimony in New Jersey, a state appeals panel has upheld the 2006 conviction of a former U.S. Army psychiatrist who attacked and tried to kill an Ocean Township woman. The three-judge panel Tuesday affirmed a lower court's finding that the prosecution of Cecilia Chen, 38, who is serving a 10-year sentence in state prison, was not tainted when the victim's husband showed his wife a picture of [...]
Daryl Westerback, Thousand Oaks Psychiatrist, Arrested
KTLA5 Local Doctor Accused of Treating Patients While on Drugs --Excerpt THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (KTLA) — A Thousand Oaks doctor accused of treating patients while on drugs was also under investigation for at least one death related to his practice, police announced Tuesday. The allegations against Dr. Daryl Westerback, 55, were made following an investigation sparked when he was arrested June 5 on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs, according to Thousand Oaks police. The investigation revealed Westerback had possibly been treating patients while under the influence of prescription drugs, police said. Westerback ran a private practice [...]
William Ellien, Savannah Psychiatrist, sentenced to prison
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Georgia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 24, 2013 Savannah Doctor Sentenced To 30 Months In Pills For Sex Scheme SAVANNAH , GA: WILLIAM ELLIEN, 57, of Savannah, Georgia, was sentenced yesterday in federal court by U.S. District Court Judge William T. Moore, Jr., to 30 months in prison for exchanging prescriptions for highly addictive drugs in exchange for sex. Ellien was also sentenced to serve 3 years of supervised release upon his release from prison and ordered to surrender all of his medical licenses. According to the evidence presented during the [...]
Abdullahi Mohamed, Michigan Psychiatrist, Sentenced
The Monroe Evening News (Michigan) Doctor sentenced in sexual assaults --Excerpt …Dr. Abdullahi A. Mohamed, 58, will spend the next year in jail after he was sentenced by Monroe County Circuit Judge Michael A. Weipert. In addition to imprisonment, Judge Weipert sentenced Dr. Mohamed to five years of probation and ordered that he no longer can practice medicine. The defendant also must stay away from the victims. In January, Dr. Mohamed, whose license remains active through 2015 according to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, pleaded no contest to three counts of criminal sexual conduct-fourth degree involving [...]
Richard Pines, Boise Psychiatrist, Arrested
KTVB Former Boise doctor arrested for sex crimes involving children after multi-year investigation --Excerpt BOISE, Idaho — A Boise man and former adolescent psychiatrist is facing three felony counts of lewd conduct with a child under 16 after he was arrested Friday by multiple agencies. Boise Police said 63-year-old Richard Pines was arrested following "years of investigating" crimes in Ada County and Boise County. The crimes occurred against three minors in Boise County between 2004 and 2008, according to Friday's release. The Associated Press in 2015 reported the Idaho Supreme Court ruled Pines "violated state law by having improper [...]
Gary Kushner, Florida Psychiatrist, Sentenced
Gary Kushner PRESS RELEASE Medical Director for Miami-Based Health Care Clinic Sentenced to 144 Months in Prison for Role in $50 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Friday, March 15, 2013 For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs A former medical director for Biscayne Milieu, a Miami-based mental-health clinic, was sentenced today to serve 144 months in prison for his role in a fraud scheme involving the submission of more than $50 million in fraudulent billings to Medicare, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida; [...]