MEDIA
Saint Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota) August 5, 1997 Tuesday THREE PHYSICIANS' LICENSES SUSPENDED BY STATE BOARD BYLINE: Tom Majeski, Staff Writer SECTION: METRO; Pg. 3B LENGTH: 584 words A Minneapolis psychiatrist and a Grand Rapids physician have had their medical licenses suspended for engaging in sexual relations with their patients, the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice has announced. The board also suspended the licenses of a St. Louis Park physician and the registration of a respiratory care practitioner from Zim. It also amended an earlier order for a Minnetonka physician, reprimanded a St. Cloud physical therapist and restricted the license [...]
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) December 1, 2005 Thursday 2 Late Tampa Edition Ex-USF psychiatrist charged after he is sued BYLINE: CANDACE RONDEAUX SECTION: TAMPA & STATE; Pg. 3B LENGTH: 336 words DATELINE: TAMPA The Hillsborough State Attorney has lodged a formal criminal charge against a prominent former University of South Florida psychiatrist accused of molesting a female patient. Dr. Anthony T. Reading was charged with one count of misdemeanor battery nearly two years after three of his female patients filed sexual misconduct complaints with Tampa police, alleging he had sexually molested them. Prosecutors filed the charge on Nov. 23, but [...]
The Houston Chronicle July 16, 1997, Wednesday, 3 STAR Edition Psychiatrist sentenced BYLINE: Houston Chronicle News Services SECTION: a; State briefs; Pg. 27 LENGTH: 187 words DATELINE: FORT WORTH FORT WORTH - A psychiatrist and an office manager affiliated with the scandal-plagued Psychiatric Institute of Fort Worth were sentenced to federal prison Monday for mail fraud and conspiracy convictions. Dr. Henry Edward Eugene Bonham, 55, and Beverly Bulger, 38, were convicted by a federal jury March 28 of lying about medical treatment that was never provided. Bonham was sentenced to 7 1/4 years in prison and ordered to pay $ [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire These materials may not be republished without the express written consent of The Associated Press December 27, 2005, Tuesday, BC cycle Muscatine psychiatrist loses license SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 108 words DATELINE: MUSCATINE, Iowa, A Muscatine psychiatrist had his license suspended by the Iowa Board of Medical Examiners. James Yeltatzie, 46, poses "an immediate danger to the public health, safety, or welfare," the board said in a statement released this month. Yeltatzie had been suspended or disciplined by the board on several occasions. He is charged with professional incompetence and practice detrimental [...]
Marin Independent Journal (Marin, CA) January 17, 2006 Tuesday Mill Valley doctor's license suspended for misconduct BYLINE: Richard Halstead SECTION: MARIN LENGTH: 539 words A retired Mill Valley psychiatrist has surrendered his license for at least three years after the Medical Board of California ruled that he was guilty of unprofessional conduct and gross negligence in his treatment of another Mill Valley resident. According to state documents, Dr. Michael Joseph Dietrick, 62, was grossly negligent in treating the patient in light of his long-term personal and business relationships with the patient's father and other members of his family. The patient [...]
Omaha World-Herald (Nebraska) January 16, 2006 Monday Iowa; Metro; Midlands; Nebraska; Sunrise Editions States discipline medical workers BYLINE: Nichole Aksamit, WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 04B LENGTH: 675 words According to recently released documents, officials with the Nebraska Health and Human Services System issued the following allegations and disciplinary actions against medical professionals licensed in Nebraska: Suspended Martell nurse Michael Ament for six months for habitual intoxication and working under the influence of alcohol at a hospice he co-owned. Revoked the license of Lincoln psychiatrist Dr. Paulo Bahr for providing substandard care to four psychiatric patients and failing to [...]
Asbury Park Press (New Jersey) February 9, 2006 Thursday Feds charge doctor, say he filled 'hundreds of unlawful prescriptions' BYLINE: A. SCOTT FERGUSON/STAFF WRITER SECTION: B; Pg. 3 LENGTH: 358 words A former Ocean County geriatric psychiatrist faces federal drug charges after a grand jury indicted him for distributing hundreds of illegal prescriptions for painkillers during a five-year period. Dr. James M. Stanch, 53, was arrested at his brother's Haddon Township, Camden County, home Wednesday by federal authorities. A federal grand jury had indicted Stanch last week on charges of distribution and possession of a controlled dangerous substance, conspiracy and [...]
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) February 18, 2006 Saturday Correction Appended 4 State / Suncoast Edition Docent at Dali denies sex past BYLINE: JAMIE THOMPSON SECTION: METRO & STATE; Pg. 1B LENGTH: 611 words DATELINE: ST. PETERSBURG A volunteer docent at the Dali Museum who sometimes works with young students is a former child psychiatrist whose medical license was revoked in three states amid allegations he had sexual contact with children. Museum director Hank Hine said Friday he would likely dismiss the man if the allegations were true. "We put children first," Hine said. Volunteer Donald Rife, who is 80 and [...]
States News Service March 29, 2006 Wednesday ATTORNEY GENERAL GREG STUMBO ANNOUNCES PSYCHIATRIST SENTENCED FOR OVER BILLING MEDICAID AND MEDICARE BYLINE: States News Service LENGTH: 179 words DATELINE: FRANKFORT, Ky. The following information was released by the Kentucky Attorney General: Attorney General Greg Stumbo announced that Dr. Arthur Daus, a psychiatrist who had been practicing in the Louisville area, was sentenced today in Jefferson Circuit Court for illegally over billing Medicaid and Medicare for multiple office visits even though patients made only single visits. Daus, 71, received a sentence of 1 year, probated for a period of two years on [...]
The Maryland Gazette June 14, 2006 Wednesday News In Brief SECTION: INSIDE; Pg. A3 LENGTH: 669 words Psychiatrist guilty in Medicaid fraud A psychiatrist from Davidsonville has pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud, admitting he billed for services he never provided, the Attorney General's Office said. Oparaugo Ihentuge Udebiuwa, 46, whose office was in Baltimore, defrauded Medicaid out of $32,000 in a year. He pleaded guilty Thursday to five misdemeanor counts in Baltimore City Circuit Court and will be sentenced Aug. 8. Each count carries a maximum of three years in prison and a $50,000 fine. In addition to billing for [...]