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States News Service October 17, 2006 Tuesday PSYCHIATRIST SENTENCED TO HOME DETENTION FOR FRAUD BYLINE: States News Service LENGTH: 314 words DATELINE: Baltimore, Md. The following information was released by the Maryland Attorney General: Maryland Attorney General, J. Joseph Curran, Jr. announced today that Dr. Opauraugo Ihentuge Udebiuwa was sentenced to three years incarceration, suspending all but 12 months to be served as home detention, for defrauding the Medicaid Program by billing Medicaid for services that were never provided. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn K. Stewart also ordered Udebiuwa, 47, of the 400 block of West Central Avenue in [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire October 23, 2010 Saturday 12:55 PM GMT NH psychiatrist surrenders license SECTION: STATE AND REGIONAL LENGTH: 130 words DATELINE: LACONIA N.H. A New Hampshire psychiatrist who was suspended for alleged misconduct at Lakes Regoinal General Hospital in Laconia has agreed to surrender his license. The New Hampshire Board of Medicine said Friday it accepted the permanent, voluntary surrender from 62-year-old Lawrence Mazur. Mazur acknowledged his action "has occurred in settlement of pending disciplinary charges." Lakes Region General Hospital suspended Mazur on June 22 and the board of medicine ordered an emergency suspension of [...]
San Bernardino Sun (California) October 4, 2010 Monday Colton psychiatrist accused of having sex with patients BYLINE: Melissa Pinion-Whitt and Michael J. Sorba, Staff Writers SECTION: NEWS LENGTH: 503 words A Colton psychiatrist surrendered his license to practice medicine on Friday after being accused of having sex with patients and wrongfully prescribing drugs to patients with histories of drug abuse. Gurmeet Singh Multani, who has been a licensed doctor since 1990, turned over his license to the state medical board. Medical board officials said Multani had sex with a patient he was treating for depression and sexual trauma. He provided [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire October 1, 2010 Friday 11:23 AM GMT Reprimanded psychiatrist still practicing SECTION: STATE AND REGIONAL LENGTH: 142 words DATELINE: DULUTH Minn. A former Duluth psychiatrist whose license was suspended for misusing prescription drugs says he's still practicing in Rochester. A license suspension for Dr. Stanislav Kruglikov is on hold as long as he complies with treatment conditions ordered by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice. His license was suspended Sept. 11 for unauthorized use of a prescription drug. Kruglikov says he took prescription drugs he got from a friend to treat a panic [...]
San Jose Mercury News (California) June 16, 2001 Saturday MORNING FINAL EDITION PSYCHIATRIST FACES HEARING ON SEX CHARGES MORGAN HILL DOCTOR ACCUSED OF ASSAULT BY 2 FEMALE PATIENTS BYLINE: DALE RODEBAUGH, Mercury News SECTION: LOCAL; Pg. 3B LENGTH: 314 words A Morgan Hill psychiatrist is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday for a hearing to determine whether there is reason to try him on charges of sexually assaulting two female former patients, one of them a minor. Dean Gary Freedlander, 49, is charged with one count of lewd and lascivious acts for allegedly inappropriately touching a teenage girl. He also [...]
Iowa City Press-Citizen (Iowa) September 18, 2010 Saturday Psychiatrist's license suspended SECTION: NEWS; Pg. a3 LENGTH: 155 words An Iowa City psychiatrist has had his medical license suspended indefinitely by the Iowa Board of Medicine The board charged Vernon Varner, 67, with "suffering from a physical, neuropsychological or mental condition" that could impair his ability to "practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety," according to a news release. The license suspension, dated Aug. 25, followed the board receiving a report that he had violated "appropriate physician-patient boundaries" and that his health could hurt his ability to continue his practice. He [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire May 24, 2001, Thursday, BC cycle Las Vegas jail psychiatrist had Arizona, Massachusetts licenses revoked SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 519 words DATELINE: LAS VEGAS Jail authorities are reviewing the work of a psychiatrist who treats high-risk inmates after a newspaper found his medical license was revoked in Massachusetts. Dr. Gilles Desmarais received license renewals from the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners despite a 1994 Massachusetts court finding of gross misconduct for having sex with a patient, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Thursday. Arizona's Board of Medical Examiners also ordered Desmarais in [...]
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Newsday (New York) May 4, 2001 Friday NASSAU AND SUFFOLK EDITION On Probation, He's Still Practicing; Psychiatrist's status concerns LI woman BYLINE: By Roni Rabin; STAFF WRITER SECTION: NEWS, Pg. A37 LENGTH: 608 words Laura Lombardi chose a psychiatrist for her 10-year-old daughter the way most folks find a doctor these days: She called the 800 number on the back of the insurance card, jotted down some names and made an appointment with the first one who could fit her in. Then, as a precaution, she plugged the doctor's name into the state Health Department's Web site. The Suffolk County [...]
The Houston Chronicle May 11, 2001, Friday 3 STAR EDITION Psychiatrist is charged in sex sting SOURCE: Staff BYLINE: LISA TEACHEY SECTION: A; Pg. 41 LENGTH: 238 words The former head of the Harris County Jail's psychiatric unit has been accused of charging a fee for patients to have sex with him and two female surrogates at his Galleria-area sex therapy practice, officials said Thursday. Marvin A. Stone, 58, is charged with two counts of aggravated promotion of prostitution - a third-degree felony that carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. According to court documents, Stone was arrested [...]
The Baltimore Sun December 27, 2006 Wednesday Correction Appended FINAL EDITION DOCTOR SUED ON ASSAULT CLAIM; SUSPENDED ON DRUG CHARGE, PSYCHIATRIST ACCUSED OF RAPING PATIENT WHILE SHE WAS SEDATED BYLINE: Josh Mitchell, Sun Reporter SECTION: LOCAL; Pg. 3B LENGTH: 361 words A Baltimore County psychiatrist who was suspended amid allegations that he traded drugs for sex was sued yesterday by a woman who says he raped her while she was sedated. The lawsuit was filed in Baltimore County Circuit Court by an unnamed woman against Dr. Nelson H. Hendler, medical director and founder of the Mensana Clinic in Stevenson. The [...]