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The Marblehead Reporter (Massachusetts) March 1, 2012 Local Psychiatrist Faces Rape Charge BYLINE: Amy Saltzman, ASALTZMAN@WICKEDLOCAL.COM SECTION: POLICE LOGS; Pg. 1 LENGTH: 221 words Marblehead resident Christopher Palacios, 36, of 9 Dartmouth Road, was arrested Feb. 23 on charges of rape and domestic assault and battery, a day after his alleged victim reported the incident and filed for a restraining order at the Marblehead police station. During his arraignment, the Salem Hospital psychiatrist pleaded not guilty to pushing, punching, kicking and then sexually assaulting the victim, who was known to him. The alleged altercation began the night of Feb. 21, [...]
Larry Hawkins
Austin American-Statesman (Texas) December 5, 2011 Monday Final Edition Sexual misconduct in 3 doctors' pasts BYLINE: Andrea Ball and Eric Dexheimer AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF SECTION: MAIN; Pg. A01 LENGTH: 2166 words On the heels of allegations that former Austin State Hospital psychiatrist Charles Fischer sexually abused children in his care, an American-Statesman investigation has found that the state hospital system currently employs at least three doctors with a documented history of inappropriate - and in one case criminal - sexual behavior. According to records with the Texas Medical Board, three male psychiatrists have been punished for inappropriate sexual relationships. One of [...]
Alejandro Munoz
Austin American-Statesman (Texas) January 20, 2012 Friday Final Edition Hospitals lose final say with new hires BYLINE: Andrea Ball and Eric Dexheimer AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF SECTION: MAIN; Pg. A01 LENGTH: 529 words Following reports by the American-Statesman that state mental health hospitals employ psychiatrists with a documented history of sexual misconduct, the Department of State Health Services has seized ultimate hiring authority of all doctors at its 10 facilities. Starting this week, the agency's state hospital section director - an Austin-based administrator who oversees all the hospitals - must review and approve psychiatrists before they are hired. The hospital staff would [...]
Austin American-Statesman (Texas) February 4, 2012 Saturday Final Edition Documents cast doubt on state doctor's work history BYLINE: Andrea Ball AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF SECTION: METRO; Pg. B01 LENGTH: 1100 words Despite assurances from officials that three state hospital psychiatrists once disciplined for sexual misconduct had "good work histories" at the facilities, public records show that one of those doctors was suspended last year for verbally and emotionally abusing a patient. Dr. Gary Paul Kula , a psychiatrist at Rusk State Hospital in East Texas, received three days of unpaid suspension in January 2011 for demeaning an aggressive patient - which escalated [...]
Daniel S. Smithpeter
Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland) January 12, 2012 Thursday Psychiatrist's license suspended after sexual misconduct BYLINE: By, Sharahn D. Boykin SECTION: NEWS LENGTH: 199 words SALISBURY -- The state physicians board has suspended the medical license of a Salisbury psychiatrist after it determined he had engaged in sexual misconduct with a female patient. The board suspended Dr. Daniel S. Smithpeter's license for three years when it made its ruling in December; however, the suspension could be lifted after a year if he completes a professional ethics course. "Dr. Smithpeter used the authority and trust granted to him as a psychiatrist to [...]
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock) June 12, 2007 Tuesday Correction Appended Failed to keep data properly, Dilday admits Charged with Medicaid fraud, doctor pleads to misdemeanor BYLINE: BY NELL SMITH ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE SECTION: ARKANSAS LENGTH: 651 words A psychiatrist accused of charging the Arkansas Medicaid program for procedures he didn't perform pleaded guilty instead on Monday to a misdemeanor charge of failure to maintain and supply medical records. He agreed to pay $20,000 and will serve no jail time. Dr. James "Kurt" Dilday, a 1998 candidate for lieutenant governor, had been charged with one count of felony Medicaid fraud, along with [...]
Austin American-Statesman (Texas) September 13, 2006 Wednesday Williamson Edition Board: Psychiatrist harmed boy BYLINE: Mary Ann Roser AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF SECTION: METRO & STATE; Pg. B01 LENGTH: 557 words A panel of the Texas Medical Board suspended the license of an Austin psychiatrist after it said he improperly medicated a 7-year-old with Prozac and another drug and mishandled the care of a household member who overdosed on drugs he prescribed. Dr. Sergio Silva, whom the board said is 38, could not be reached for comment Tuesday. The answering machine at his Bee Cave Road office said that "due to circumstances beyond [...]
The Times Union (Albany, New York) July 8, 2007 Sunday 3 EDITION Molester who fled U.S. being returned; Ex-psychiatrist lived overseas while on parole in Capital Region case BYLINE: By KENNETH C. CROWE II Staff writer SECTION: CAPITAL REGION; Pg. C3 LENGTH: 218 words A convicted child molester who skipped out on his parole last year will arrive at Newark Liberty International Airport this morning under armed escort from India where he was arrested in May, a state Division of Parole spokeswoman said Saturday. Alan Horowitz, 60, will be extradited from New Jersey under a New York arrest warrant issued [...]
The New York Post June 22, 2002, Saturday DR. STRANGELOVE AXED FOR SEX WITH PATIENT BYLINE: KENNETH LOVETT and LORENA MONGELLI SECTION: All Editions; Pg. 003 LENGTH: 386 words The state Health Department yesterday revoked a Staten Island psychiatrist's license for having sexual contact with a patient he was treating for "hypersexuality." The department's board for professional conduct found that Dr. George Coppa displayed "moral unfitness" to practice psychiatry for exploiting a patient "who was clearly vulnerable." The board said Coppa knew his patient had a bipolar disorder that included a history of hypersexuality - including a claim that she [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire July 13, 2002, Saturday, BC cycle Drug tests on inmates investigated SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 208 words DATELINE: PHOENIX, Ariz. A psychiatrist working in the state prison system who faces termination for doing drug research on unwitting inmates told investigators he was trying to protect patients from overprescribed anti-psychotic drugs. Kerwin Lebeis, 51, who has twice been disciplined for professional misconduct, is on administrative leave. According to Department of Corrections records obtained by The Arizona Republic, Lebeis violated inmate rights while pursuing a "personal theory" that some medications cause excessive activity in [...]
The Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) February 2, 1996 Friday FINAL EDITION Psychiatrist denies, then finally admits having sex with patient BYLINE: GALE SCOTT SECTION: STATE; Pg. 19 LENGTH: 1062 words For six years, Rocky Hill psychiatrist Dr. Michael A. Tricarico denied having sex with a 24-year-old woman patient. He denied it to the courts during a civil suit filed by the Union County woman after the two-year relationship ended. He said the valentines, love notes, expensive gifts and cash he gave to the patient known in court as ``D.K.'` were just part of therapy. He denied having sex with the [...]
Martin Wayne
The Associated Press November 21, 1986 Doc Sentenced To Treat Medicaid Patients For Free A judge Friday ordered a psychiatrist to treat all his Medicaid patients free-of-charge for six months as part of his sentence for Medicaid fraud. Westchester County Court Judge Nicholas Colabella also sentenced Martin Wayne, 51, of Briarcliff Manor to five years probation, 104 hours of community service at the White Plains Veterans Outreach Program plus another 150 hours of community service to be determined. Wayne has already repaid $45,000 plus $5,000 interest for the money he admitted stealing in September. According to Edward Kuriansky, the deputy [...]
USA TODAY May 16, 1994, Monday, FINAL EDITION Calif. therapists lose false-memory suit BYLINE: Paul Leavitt; Sandra Sanchez SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 3A LENGTH: 1054 words A Napa, Calif., jury verdict awarding $ 500,000 against two therapists accused of planting a false sexual abuse memory in a patient could have a chilling effect on therapists and lead to similar lawsuits, experts said Sunday. The jury Friday found psychiatrist Richard Rose and counselor Marche Isabella negligent in treating the adult daughter of former winery executive Gary Ramona. It's one of the first verdicts where a non-patient won damages for treatment of someone [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire December 23, 1999, Thursday, PM cycle Licensure board files complaint against doctor SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 361 words DATELINE: NORMAN, Okla. The Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure has accused a Norman psychiatrist of unprofessional conduct for allegedly requesting nude photos of patients and employees at Norman Regional Hospital. Stan Ward, attorney for Dr. John E. McAlister, said his client denies the charges contained in a complaint the board filed against McAlister. Ward said he was just beginning his investigation into the complaint and trying "to separate the truth from fiction." The [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire December 24, 1999, Friday, AM cycle Board suspends psychiatrist's license in unprofessional conduct case SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 192 words DATELINE: YAKIMA, Wash. A Yakima psychiatrist accused of having improper relationships with two patients has been charged with unprofessional conduct by a state medical board, which also has suspended his license while the case is pending. Leslie Sziebert could not be reached for comment Friday. There is no telephone listing for him in Yakima, and his private practice with Lake Aspen Professional Group ended in August. The state Quality Medical Assurance Commission [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire October 24, 1998, Saturday, PM cycle Psychiatrist sentenced to 53 years in prison for killing his wife SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 428 words DATELINE: NORFOLK, Va. A psychiatrist convicted of bludgeoning and suffocating his estranged wife has been sentenced to 53 years in prison for her death. The jury that Thursday convicted Tobin Jones of first-degree murder in the death of Megan Jones took just over two hours Friday to reach a sentencing recommendation. "Is there any good that can come out of this sad, horrible, senseless tragedy?" Jones asked Circuit Judge [...]
Daily News (New York) February 4, 2003, Tuesday SHRINK'S A SHARK, L.I. COURT HEARS BYLINE: BY Mike Claffey SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 24 LENGTH: 292 words The Long Island shrink accused of plotting to murder his patients planned to chop them up and feed them to sharks, a prosecutor charged yesterday. Dr. Richard Karpf sought information about shark-infested waters off Long Island and boasted to a patient he could get away with murder if he made chum out of his victims, Assistant District Attorney Robert Biancavilla said. "He said if people are missing, nothing would happen if their bodies are never [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire August 29, 2001, Wednesday, BC cycle Doctor admits asking witnesses to lie in trial SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 306 words DATELINE: CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa A 70-year-old psychiatrist admitted in U.S. District Court that he had attempted to persuade witnesses to lie on his behalf during a trial two years ago. Robert Shultice on Tuesday pleaded guilty to two counts of using intimidation and force in an attempt to influence a witness. In exchange for his guilty plea on those two counts, the government dropped a third count that accused Shultice of attempting [...]
The New York Post December 1, 2004 Wednesday 'SHARK-FOOD SLAY' SHRINK DODGES JAIL BYLINE: Selim Algar and Gersh Kuntzman SECTION: All Editions; Pg. 17 LENGTH: 144 words A Long Island psychiatrist who bought a gun as part of a bizarre plot to kill six people and feed them to sharks avoided jail at his sentencing yesterday. Richard Karpf was sentenced to time already served and released on five years probation. Karpf will be required to undergo psychological counseling as part of a deal worked out in July, when he surrendered his medical license and pleaded guilty to a charge of [...]
The Indianapolis Star (Indiana) November 14, 2008 Friday FINAL EDITION Doctor sentenced to 6 years in prison; Psychiatrist gave unnecessary prescriptions BYLINE: KATIE MERLIE KATIE.MERLIE@INDYSTAR.COM SECTION: LOCAL -- METRO & STATE; Pg. 5 LENGTH: 330 words A psychiatrist who admitted he supplied a prescription painkiller for no legitimate medical reason has been sentenced to six years in prison, federal authorities said. Adolfo P. Hernandez, 67, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge David Hamilton. Hernandez also must give up his Noblesville home, valued at more than $500,000, and other assets worth more than $100,000, said Timothy Morrison, an attorney for [...]
Saint Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota) November 24, 2004 Wednesday ST. PAUL EDITION TWO PSYCHIATRISTS' LICENSES SUSPENDED BYLINE: Tom Majeski, Pioneer Press SECTION: LOCAL; Pg. B6 LENGTH: 449 words Two Edina psychiatrists have had their licenses suspended, one indefinitely and the other for six months, the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice announced Tuesday. The board also reprimanded and fined a Hibbing physician for improperly prescribing pain medications. Dr. Nancy A. Kermath, 54, had her license suspended indefinitely for violating an earlier board order; unethical and unprofessional conduct; inability to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of [...]
The Californian (Salinas, California) December 24, 2010 Friday Former Soledad prison doctor held to fraud charges BYLINE: By, SUNITA VIJAYAN SECTION: NEWS LENGTH: 648 words svijayan@thecalifornian.com A psychiatrist who worked with Salinas Valley State Prison three years ago was bound over Thursday on charges that he stole $45,000 in taxpayer's money by over-billing his hours. Following a two-day preliminary hearing, Monterey County Superior Court Judge Larry Hayes decided to hold Dr. Mark Herbst on four felony charges of presenting a false claim, and one count each on destroying or altering a public record and grand theft of more than $400. [...]
Hartford Courant (Connecticut) August 2, 2009 Sunday FINAL - 3 STAR EDITION STATE MIGHT REVOKE LICENSE TO PRACTICE BYLINE: ARIELLE LEVIN BECKER alevinbecker@courant.com SECTION: MAIN; Pg. A1 LENGTH: 1263 words Psychiatrist Vladimir Coric Sr. of Groton has been accused of overprescribing drugs and not properly assessing his patients' needs for them. Groton psychiatrist Vladimir Coric Sr. is on the verge of being disciplined for the fourth time by the state medical board. This time, the charges - that he excessively prescribed psychotropic drugs without assessing whether his patients were abusing them - could cost him his license. State regulators allege [...]
The New York Post January 24, 2003, Friday SHRINK'S TARGET' SUES HIM FOR $8M BYLINE: KIERAN CROWLEY SECTION: All Editions; Pg. 007 LENGTH: 418 words A woman has filed an $8 million lawsuit against her Long Island psychiatrist, who allegedly marked her for death after their affair broke up and she threatened to have his medical license revoked. Dr. Richard Karpf, 50, of Great Neck was arrested two weeks ago after he allegedly bought a .22-cali- ber "assassination weapon" from an undercover cop. Police say Karpf told the officer that he intended to kill six people at the same time [...]
The Daily Record (Baltimore, MD) December 21, 2004 Tuesday Md. Court of Special Appeals rules consent order gave board power to revoke doctor's license BYLINE: Lawrence Hurley SECTION: NEWS LENGTH: 541 words The Maryland Board of Physicians did not exceed its authority when it revoked the license of a psychiatrist who violated probation under a consent order reached in an earlier matter, the Court of Special Appeals had held. Adrian Cohen, who has been in practice since 1969, was finally stripped of his medical license in December 2002 following almost a decade of run-ins with the board, which regulates the [...]