MEDIA
Jopindar Harika, Penn. Psychiatrist, previously convicted of bogus billings, now charged with writing prescriptions while suspended
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Monroeville psychiatrist charged with continuing to work while under suspension By Torsten Ove February 5, 2015 Psychiatrist Jopindar Harika A Monroeville psychiatrist with a felony conviction for bogus billings in the 1990s has been charged again with writing prescriptions and seeing hundreds of patients in the eastern part of the state while under suspension in the spring of 2012. Jopindar Harika, 61, of Red Oak Court, turned himself in on Thursday to authorities in Cumberland County, where the state attorney general’s office will prosecute him for Medicaid fraud and related theft counts. A state grand jury recommended [...]
Shubhranjan Ghosh – Alaskan Psychiatrist Indicted by Grand Jury for Medicaid Fraud
KTVA CBS 11 News Anchorage psychiatrist indicted for Medicaid fraud July 25, 2014 ANCHORAGE Psychiatrist Shubhranjan Ghosh A federal grand jury has indicted an Anchorage doctor on 18 felony counts of Medicaid billing fraud. Dr. Shubhranjan Ghosh, 39, of Anchorage is also charged with committing a scheme to defraud Medicaid, tampering with evidence in an investigation and 15 counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance. Ghosh is the founder of Ghosh Psychiatric Services. He was arrested in April after an employee in his South Anchorage office reported numerous discrepancies in his Medicaid billing. According to charging documents, Ghosh tried [...]
Mark Batory
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Police release report about two men found dead in Wauwatosa. It cites drugs, sex and money issues. By Karen Pilarski September 25, 2018 WAUWATOSA – More than a month after a murder-suicide involving a well-known Wauwatosa psychiatrist and his estranged boyfriend, police have laid out a story of drug abuse, financial trouble, missing firearms and arguments over sex. Mark Batory, 54, and Henri T. Washington, 40, of Milwaukee, died Aug. 22 in Batory’s home, 7935 Warren Ave. Batory had a gunshot wound to his mouth; Washington was shot in the back of the head, the police report [...]
Psych Surendra Johri, NY – Sexual misconduct case heads to trial
Observer Dispatch Sexual misconduct case against psychiatrist heads to trial By Jolene Cleaver September 14, 2018 Psychiatrist Surendra Johri UTICA — A local psychiatrist accused of sexual misconduct involving patients is heading to trial in Utica City Court. Surendra Johri, 61, of New Hartford, appeared Friday morning in court. There, City Court Judge Christopher Giruzzi ruled, “The court has granted a motion for consolidation. There will be one trial on three dockets currently pending.” Giruzzi set the trial to begin at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 10. Johri faces accusations of instances of sexual misconduct taking place on two dates [...]
Wagdy Botros, Kitchener Psychiatrist, license revoked – “History of Misconduct”
CBC Kitchener sleep doctor's license revoked by Ontario regulatory body September 25, 2018 Psychiatrist Wagdy Botros The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has revoked the licence of a Kitchener psychiatrist after he failed to co-operate with a multi-year investigation into his sleep medicine practice. Dr. Wagdy Abdalla Botros's certificate of registration was revoked on Sept. 21, 2018 and he was ordered to pay the college $39,948.71. Botros was the medical director of three privately-owned, publicly funded sleep clinics in Kitchener, Cambridge and London. All three clinics abruptly shut their doors in September 2017, leaving a sign on [...]
William W. Wood, Illinois psychiatrist, “immediate danger to the public”, sex with patient, his license was previously revoked in Wisconsin – sex with patient
ROCKFORD (WREX) Rockford psychiatrist suspended after allegations of sexual misconduct By Audrey Moon January 27, 2015 A Rockford psychiatrist is immediately suspended after he is accused of inappropriately prescribing medications and being involved in sexual misconduct with several female patients, according to a notice of temporary suspension from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. The notice states Dr. William W. Wood is suspended as allegations against him "constitute an immediate danger to the public." The notice details accusations that Wood violated boundaries with several female patients at his practice by sending text messages of a personal [...]
William Kafin, Illinois Psychiatrist, accused of immoral conduct
Chicago Tribune State suspends license of suburban psychiatrist because of alleged relationship with patient By Alexandra Chachkevitch February 1, 2013 The license of a psychiatrist practicing in Glenview and Skokie has been suspended for at least three years because of an alleged sexual relationship with a 19-year-old female patient more than 10 years ago, according to state officials. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation states that it revoked William Joel Kafin’s medical license in December, according to the department’s monthly report published Wednesday. As part of the punishment, the department also fined Kafin $5,000. Kafin’s lawyer, Michael K. [...]
Danish Psychiatrist sentenced – sexual exploitation of mentally ill female – (previously convicted of similar crimes in Denmark and Norway)
Google translation: domstol.dk Former psychiatrists sentenced to exploit female mental illness 21-09-2018 A former psychiatrist has been found guilty of having used a woman's mental illness for a number of years to achieve sexual intercourse with her. Case No: SS-2696/2017 The case briefly A 52-year-old former psychiatrist was charged for using from 2004 to 2016 a woman's mental illness to get married with her. This would have been done in a psychiatric home in Taastrup, on which the woman lived. The 52-year-old first met the woman when she was admitted to the department where he worked as a psychiatrist. The [...]
Kim Eisenreich, formerly known as Kim Jørgen Holtz, Danish Psychiatrist, convicted for the third time “used a former patient’s mental illness to get sex with her”
Google translation: bt.dk CRIME September 21, 2018 Psychiatrists are sexually convicted for the third time By Birger A. Anderson "It was unethical, but not illegal," it said during the case of psychiatrist Kim Eisenreich about his sexual relationship with a former patient. But Glostrup's court found it illegal because he had used the woman's insanity to get sex. "It was unethical, but not illegal," it said during the case of psychiatrist Kim Eisenreich about his sexual relationship with a former patient. But Glostrup's court found it illegal because he had used the woman's insanity to get sex. Photo: Anne Bæk [...]
Ben Sessa, UK Child Psychiatrist, former raver and a club DJ, experimenting on subjects with Ecstasy
abc.net.au The hidden world of underground psychedelic psychotherapy in Australia By Jenny Valentish August 30, 2018 Child psychiatrist Ben Sessa John puts The Passion of the Christ soundtrack on the stereo and lies on the single bed in this Melbourne house. He's a 37-year-old engineer working in the renewable energy sector, and not at all savvy about street deals, so he bought his dose of cactus, which contains mescaline, on the dark web. He takes it without ceremony, then talks to his therapist about how he's been feeling. When he starts to feel a vague effect of the drug [...]