Maryland Physician Faces New Charges in Opioid Prescription Scheme
WASHINGTON, DC – Dr. Ndubuisi Joseph Okafor, a 64-year-old physician from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, has been indicted on 29 counts in a superseding indictment for his alleged role in an illegal opioid…
Evergreen Physician Sentenced to Federal Prison for Taking Bribes
DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Dr. Jeffrey Kesten, age 61, formerly of Evergreen, Colorado, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison, to be…
Physician pays over half million to settle allegations concerning ultrasound billing
McALLEN, Texas – A 41-year-old primary care doctor has paid $504,588.40 to resolve allegations that he billed for excessive ultrasounds, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Dr. Jose Escandon operates in Mission.…
Doctors Sue California Over Amendments To Physician Assisted Suicide Law
A physician and an organization of Christian doctors and dentists are suing the state of California over a law that requires doctors to participate in physician-assisted suicide, according to court documents. California…
Mahoning County Physician Pleads Guilty to Illegally Prescribing Controlled Substances and Causing the Deaths of Two Patients
U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Martin Escobar, 58, of Youngstown, Ohio, pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally distributing controlled substances, causing the deaths of two patients, unlawfully distributing…
Chicago Physician Charged With Insider Trading
CHICAGO — A Chicago physician used insider information to purchase shares of a California-based biotechnology company before it publicly announced positive results from a clinical trial of an experimental cancer drug, according…
Physician Agrees to Pay $375,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of P-Stim Device Fraud
Gulfport, Miss. – A Mississippi physician and his family medical practice have agreed to pay $375,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations of P-Stim Device Fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca. Kevin Cooper…
Former Albany Physician Pays $125,000 for Overprescribing Opioids
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Dr. James J. Cole, formerly a physician in Albany, is paying the United States $125,000 for overprescribing opioids and other controlled substances to patients, including one patient who…
Chicago-Area Physician Charged With Unlawfully Using Veterinary Catheters During Intrauterine Inseminations on Patients
CHICAGO — A Chicago-area physician unlawfully used veterinary catheters to perform intrauterine inseminations on his patients, according to a federal criminal charge filed today. A criminal information filed in U.S. District Court…
Mansfield Area Physician Sentenced to Prison for Prescribing Painkillers without Medical Necessity
U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Gary Frantz, 69, a Mansfield-area physician at the time of the offense conduct, was sentenced to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay a…
Kentucky Physician Sentenced for Unlawful Kickback Conspiracy
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Louisville, Kentucky, was sentenced in federal court today for one count of conspiracy to solicit and receive unlawful kickbacks, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced.…
Federal Consent Decree Permanently Bans Baltimore-Based Physician Assistant from Prescribing Opioids and Controlled Substances
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman has approved a consent decree that permanently enjoins Elizabeth J. Allen, a Baltimore-based physician assistant, from prescribing opioids and other controlled substances, resolving…
Federal Court Enjoins Maryland Physician Assistant from Prescribing Opioids and Other Controlled Substances
A federal court in Maryland permanently enjoined a Baltimore-based physician assistant from prescribing opioids and other controlled substances, the Department of Justice announced today. Pursuant to an agreed consent judgment filed in U.S.…
Former Toledo Physician Sentenced for Sex Trafficking and Drugging Victims
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Manish Raj Gupta, 50, of Sylvania, Ohio, was sentenced today by Judge James G. Carr to more than 19 years in prison after Gupta,…
Tennessee Physician Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Hydrocodone Distribution Resulting in Death
Memphis, TN – A Tennessee physician was sentenced today in the Western District of Tennessee to 20 years in prison for his unlawful prescribing of opioids that caused the death of one…
Physician Agrees to Pay $640,000 to Resolve Allegations of Anti-Kickback Violations
SHREVEPORT, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced today that Dr. Llewelyn Simon, an internal medicine physician from Monroe, Louisiana, has agreed to pay the United States $640,000…
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