A Fake Dentist Operating out of Illegal Home on Long Island Charged, Police Seeking Additional Victims
BAY SHORE, N.Y. — A fully functioning illegal dental office was discovered inside a Bay Shore home, leading to the arrest of a woman accused of practicing dentistry without a license, police…
New York Dentist Faces Tax Fraud Charges
NEW WINDSOR, NY — Fernando Ehrhardt, a 51-year-old licensed dentist from New York, was charged with multiple tax-related offenses, including Criminal Tax Fraud in the Third and Fourth Degrees and Repeated Failure…
Unlicensed Dentist Arrested in Freeport
FREEPORT, NY – Nassau County Police have arrested 53-year-old Jose L. Rodriguez Delacruz for operating as an unlicensed dentist out of an office on West Sunrise Highway in Freeport. The arrest followed…
First-Time Lottery Player Wins $77,000 on Way to Dentist Appointment
BALTIMORE, MD – A West Baltimore grandmother’s decision to play Racetrax for the first time paid off, winning her a $77,253 prize. She bought the ticket at Royal Farms #014 while on…
Dentist Indicted For Tax Evasion
Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Frantz Brignol with one count of tax evasion and one count of failing to file a…
Collin County Dentist Guilty of COVID-19 Relief Related Fraud
SHERMAN, Texas – A Plano, Texas, dentist has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Brian Bui, 42, of Plano, pleaded guilty…
Silver Spring Dentist Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Federal Prison for Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Medicaid Funds by Recruiting Medicaid Beneficiaries Through the Payment of Kickbacks and Bribes
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang today sentenced Edward T. Buford III, age 70, of Silver Spring, Maryland, to 30 months in federal prison, followed by three years of…
Strongsville Dentist Convicted of Attempted Tax Evasion
CLEVELAND – A federal jury today convicted Douglas Smith, 68, of Strongsville, Ohio, of four counts of attempting to evade payment of income taxes for the tax years 2004 to 2012 and…
Oswego County Dentist Agrees to Pay $60,000 and Surrenders DEA Registration for Five Years Due to Office Staff’s Illegal Use of Electronic Prescription System
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Dr. Omar Guesmia, of Phoenix, New York will pay $60,000 to resolve allegations that he, and his dentistry practice, “Gentle Dental Care,” violated the Controlled Substances Act by…
Former Renton, Washington, dentist charged federally with illegally distributing prescription opiates
Seattle – A former dentist who practiced in Renton until his license was indefinitely suspended by the Washington State Dental Commission, was indicted federally for four counts of distributing a controlled substance,…
Former Oregon Dentist Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $11.5 Million in Covid-Relief Program Funds
PORTLAND, Ore.—A former Oregon dentist pleaded guilty today in federal court for fraudulently converting to his personal use nearly $11.5 million in loans intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Woodstock Dentist Sentenced to Probation and Pays $100,000 Civil Penalty for Fraudulently Acquiring Oxycodone
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Vivian Letizia, age 64, of Stone Ridge, New York, was sentenced today to one year of probation for acquiring and obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, deception…
Federal Jury Convicts Dentist of Killing Wife on African Safari
Denver – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces a federal jury found Lawrence Rudolph, age 67, guilty of murdering his wife, Bianca Rudolph, and of defrauding multiple…
Williamsville Dentist Gets 45 Days in Jail for Touching Female Patient During Appointment
WLLIAMNSVILLE, NY (PRESS RELEASE) – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 75-year-old Tiberiu V. Sfintescu, also known as Vali Sfintescu, of Williamsville was sentenced this morning before Town of…
Durham Dentist Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
GREENSBORO – A North Carolina woman from Durham pleaded guilty on July 29, 2022, to tax fraud announced Sandra J. Hairston, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina. Santa Maria…
Grafton Dentist Sentenced to 54 months’ imprisonment and ordered to pay over $1 million in forfeiture
Richard G. Frohling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on July 15, 2022, Scott Charmoli, formerly a licensed dentist, was sentenced to 54 months’ incarceration for committing…
Former Oregon Dentist Pleads Guilty in Federal Drug Case
Defendant also faces federal charges for fraudulently obtaining millions in COVID-relief funds PORTLAND, Ore.—A former Clackamas, Oregon dentist pleaded guilty today to illegally distributing controlled substances, including thousands of pills of prescription…
Dentist Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Obtaining Medicaid Funds and Paying Recruiters to Refer Medicaid Beneficiaries to His Dental Office in Exchange for Kickbacks
Greenbelt, Maryland – Edward T. Buford III, age 70, of Silver Spring, Maryland, pleaded guilty on May 4, 2022, to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and healthcare fraud. As part of his…
74-Year-Old Dentist Pleads Guilty to Forcible Touching of Female Patient
WILLIAMSVILLE, NY – A 74-year-old dentist from Williamsville has pleaded guilty to charges that he forcibly touched a woman at his dental office in Greenhaven Terrace in Tonawanda. Erie County District Attorney…
Alaska Dentist and Wife Indicted for Tax Evasion, Bankruptcy Fraud, Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
WASHINGTON – In an indictment unsealed yesterday, a federal grand jury in Anchorage, Alaska, charged an Alaska dentist and his wife with tax evasion, conspiring to defraud the United States, bankruptcy fraud,…
U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against A Doctor, Dentist, And Former NBA Player For Defrauding The NBA Players’ Health And Welfare Benefit Plan
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”),…
Ulster County Dentist Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Acquiring and Obtaining Oxycodone
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Vivian Letizia, age 63, of Stone Ridge, New York, pled guilty today to acquiring and obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, deception, or subterfuge. The announcement was…
Dentist Arrested for Murder of 25-Year-Old Female Worker Who Lived in His Home
GERMANTOWN, MD – A 48-year-old Germantown dentist has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder after a young woman co-worker who he was romantically involved with overdosed on drugs he illegally prescribed…
Federal Jury Finds Grafton Dentist Guilty of Healthcare Fraud and False Statements
United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on March 10, 2022, Scott Charmoli (age: 61) of Grafton Wisconsin, a licensed dentist, was convicted of five…
Springfield-Area Dentist Charged with Tampering with Drugs Administered to Patients and Other Crimes
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –A federal grand jury returned an indictment against Phillip Jensen, DMD, 61, of Rochester, Illinois, on February 1, 2022, charging him with eight counts of drug diversion, eight counts of…
Suburban Chicago Dentist Charged With Orchestrating $1.2 Million Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago dentist fraudulently obtained $1.2 million in medical care loans for purported dental work that was never performed, according to a federal fraud charge. MICHAEL D. EGAN, 58,…
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