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The Associated Press State & Local Wire May 25, 2004, Tuesday, BC cycle Former psychiatrist sentenced in Social Security scam SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 277 words DATELINE: ANDERSON, Ind. A former psychiatrist was sentenced to three years in prison for charging patients hundreds of dollars to get Social Security disability benefits. A jury had convicted Dr. Trivandrum S. Ramaswamy, 56, of committing corrupt business influence, theft and intimidation. Ramaswamy helped patients get disability benefits but then told them they had to pay him so he could pay off an insider he said he knew at the Social Security office. [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire These materials may not be republished without the express written consent of The Associated Press March 2, 2004, Tuesday, BC cycle Trial delayed for man accused in cop killing SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 180 words DATELINE: GALLUP, N.M. The trial for a man accused of killing a Gallup police officer has been delayed. State District Judge Grant Foutz granted a continuance Tuesday in the trial of Robert Kiro after public defender Jeff Rein told the court that a psychiatrist who interviewed Kiro in January was not licensed to practice medicine in New [...]
Bangor Daily News (Maine) February 13, 2004 Friday Correction Appended All Editions Psychiatrist gets 6 months in assault case BYLINE: WALTER GRIFFIN OF THE NEWS STAFF SECTION: Pg. B3 LENGTH: 674 words DATELINE: BELFAST Child psychiatrist Robert Struba was sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty to aggravated assault for pummeling his female companion in the face as she arrived home with a load of groceries for him and their twin daughters. Struba, 50, formally of Race Street in Belfast and whose most recent residence was at his parents' home in Fall River, Mass., expressed deep remorse for [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire January 8, 2004, Thursday, BC cycle Police charge psychiatrist for husband's actions SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 217 words DATELINE: TRUMBULL, Conn. A psychiatrist has been arrested on charges of allegedly allowing her former husband to pose as a doctor. Dr. Liane Leedom, 42, surrendered at police headquarters Wednesday after being told there was a warrant for her arrest. "She allowed her husband to play doctor under her license and to dispense drugs under her license," Supervisory Assistant State's Attorney John DeMattia said. Leedom ran a psychiatric practice and the Noah's Ark Foundation, [...]
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Connecticut Post (Bridgeport, CT) April 29, 2003 Tuesday State lifts license of spouse to 'fake doc'; Trumbull man faces criminal charges today BYLINE: By DANIEL TEPFER dtepfer@ctpost.com SECTION: LOCAL/REGIONAL NEWS LENGTH: 482 words BRIDGEPORT The other shoe dropped Monday in the case of a Trumbull man accused of pretending to be a doctor and molesting female patients when the state suspended the license of his psychiatrist wife. Stating that Dr. Liane Leedom represents a clear and immediate danger to public health and safety, the state Department of Public Health summarily suspended her license. In the order, state health officials cited [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire January 2, 2004, Friday, BC cycle Former Bismarck psychiatrist's license revoked BYLINE: By JAMES MacPHERSON, Associated Press Writer SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 315 words DATELINE: BISMARCK, N.D. A psychiatrist accused of having a sexual relationship with a patient at a hospital here two years ago has permanently lost his license to practice medicine in North Dakota. The state Board of Medical Examiners revoked the license of Alan Alexander, 35, on Monday. The 11-member panel also took disciplinary action against two other doctors on Monday. That brings to 16 the number of "serious" [...]
The Journal News (Westchester County, NY) March 11, 2003 Tuesday Doctor sent to prison for lying BYLINE: Timothy O'Connor, Staff SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1B LENGTH: 401 words Physician incorrectly stated his credentials in federal lawsuit Timothy O'Connor The Journal News WHITE PLAINS - A federal judge yesterday sentenced the former director of emergency services for Westchester Medical Center's psychiatric unit to nine months in prison for lying under oath during a Rockland-based civil suit last year. Dr. Faidherbe Ceus, 52, pleaded guilty to perjury Dec. 10 for giving sworn testimony in a federal civil suit in which he said he [...]
Austin American-Statesman (Texas) June 12, 2004 Saturday San Marcos doctor punished for misdiagnosis; Reprimand from state board comes in case where patient died BYLINE: Mary Ann Roser, AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF SECTION: METRO/STATE; Pg. B5 LENGTH: 313 words The state medical board reprimanded a San Marcos doctor after it said he missed the diagnosis of a patient he saw in an emergency room in Uvalde. She died three days later. Guido Jose Calderon was among 33 physicians the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners disciplined at its regular meeting last week. The list also included an Austin psychiatrist. A reprimand is a [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire September 3, 2010 Friday 11:46 AM GMT Psychiatrist gets probation for drug convictions SECTION: STATE AND REGIONAL LENGTH: 139 words DATELINE: TOPEKA Kan. A former psychiatrist at the Veterans Administration hospital in Topeka has been sentenced to three years probation for unlawfully prescribing controlled substances. Fifty-eight-year-old Ethan Bickelhaupt, who now lives in Chicago, was sentenced Thursday. He worked at the VA Medical Center from May 2006 until February 2008. Prosecutors said he wrote prescriptions for people who weren't patients at the hospital. Prosecutors say he often prescribed drugs such as Adderall and Tylenol [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire December 5, 2006 Tuesday 1:01 AM GMT Psychiatrist faces charges SECTION: STATE AND REGIONAL LENGTH: 61 words DATELINE: YANKTON S.D. A Yankton psychiatrist faces two counts of inappropriate sexual contact. A complaint filed by the Yankton County state's attorney charges Dr. Dwight F. King with one count of sexual penetration by a psychotherapist, and one count of three-degree rape of a person unable to give consent because of intoxication. King was arrested Friday night and released on bond Saturday.