April 1, 2025 Recent Legal News
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Maryland v Patel
Arrested
Dr. Aman Patel, a Cardiologist is a cardiologist in Texas. He was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting several hospital employees at the Maryland Shore Medical Center. He has lost his medical licenses in several states including Maryland over these allegations.
US v Delgado
Guilty
Manuel Delgado was a member of the Board who performed inspections of DME companies to make sure they complied with the requirements of fed med. He accepted bribes to expedite the processes.
New York v Moschetto
Arraigned
Dr. Anthony Moshetto, a cardiologist in Nassau County, allegedly hired two men to burn down the office of a rival physician. When that did not work due to an office fire extinguisher, he hired another to maim or kill his rival. Problem was he hired an undercover cop.
Iowa v MacGregor
Sentenced
Euan MacGregor, the former CEO of Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton, was sentenced to 41 months in prison for embezzling money from the hospital.
Texas v Roth
Arrested
Dr. Gregory Roth of Bexar County was arrested in Belize. He was previously indicted on child porn charges but fled to Belize to avoid trial.
Patients v Renner
Jury Verdict
Three female patients of Dr. Carl Renner of Hasbrouck Heights were awarded a total of $14 million for being sexually assaulted by the physician. The verdict included judgment against the Osler Medical Group, Dr. Renner's employer.
Massachusetts v Tuerk
Trial
Dr. Ingolf Tuerk of Dover is scheduled to stand trial for murdering his wife in 2020. The Urologist had admitted to weighing his wife's body down with rocks in a pond.
US v Markley
Sentenced
Carl Markley, NP, had plead guilty to sex trafficking for tricking young men into sex acts was sentenced to life in prison for each of the 15 counts against him.
Hawaii v Konig
Arrested
Dr. Gerhardt Konig, an anesthesiologist at UPMC and an assistant professor at Pitt, was arrested in Hawaii for attempted murder. He is accused of attempting to kill his wife by pushing her off a trail and hitting her with a rock. She survived and told the tale.
US v Okafor
Guilty
Dr. Ndubuisi Okafor of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was found guilty by a federal jury of illegally prescribing narcotics. Top
Massachusetts v Norton, Massamba, Dede, Owens, Batilo,
etc.
Indicted
The State AG indicted several owners of lab, home health companies and their companies for fraud and kickbacks. Included are Cynthia Norton the owner of Central Lab Partners, Colete Massamba and Maxwell Dede, co-owners of Patient Care Solutions , William Owens owner of Optimum and Dr. Maria Batilo a physician.
US v Randall
Sentenced
Dr. Wedell Randell of Mt. airy, North Carolina, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for fraud. He was convicted of prescribing narcotics without medical necessity. He then billed for these visits. He owes restitution of $2,049,747.
US v Burkich
Settlement
Dr. Robert Burkich of Chattanooga, Tennessee and his practice in Ringgold, Georgia, have agreed to pay $700,000 to the feds for submitting false claims for chelation for patients who did not have lead poisoning.
US v Tassin
Indicted
Dr. Robert Tassin of Slidell, Louisiana, was indicted for allegedly billing for medically unnecessary cancer genetic tests.
US v Lipman, Woo-Ming
Settlement
Dr. Zachary Lipman of Chico, California, agreed to pay $290,000 and Dr. Michael Woo-Ming of Murrieta has agreed to pay $85,000 to settle allegations that they received illegal kickbacks for referring patient to Kevin Brown, a chiropractor in Riverside County. Brown then illegally billed for stimulators that he claimed were implanted but were not. Top
Patients v Elevance Health
Settlement
Elevance Health agreed to pay over $2.5 million over denial of coverage for minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion.
American Clinical Laboratory Association v FDA
USDC ED Texas
The court ruled that the FDA does not have the authority to regulate laboratory developed tests. This now goes to the HHS for further determination. Top
DISCLAIMER: Although this article is updated periodically, it reflects the author's point of view at the time of publication. Nothing in this article constitutes legal advice. Readers should consult with their own legal counsel before acting on any of the information presented.