by Linda Cheek, MD | Aug, Tue, 2016 | Plea agreement |
On August 25, 2016, Melanie Mencer-Parks, MD was arrested, placed in handcuffs, and escorted out of her office by the DEA based on one charge of one count of conspiracy to unlawfully distribute controlled substances. Dr. Mencer-Parks is a solo family practice...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Jul, Fri, 2016 | Convicted physician |
Fuhai Li, MD, 51, a neurologist in Milford, PA, was indicted July 20, 2016 on 24 charges of unlawfully distributing controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose, money laundering and tax evasion. He was taken into custody that same day. Now let’s look at...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Jul, Tue, 2016 | Under fire by Medical Board |
What I warned about in my comments on the new state laws in Oregon has happened, but Washington State is the first. Laws took effect in 2012 in Washington which require doctors to incorporate safeguards into their practices, including close supervision, to minimize...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Jun, Thu, 2016 | Plea agreement |
This is the first case I’ve seen of hospital-owned physicians being charged. David Neil Ringel, DO, family physician in Connersville, Indiana, entered a guilty plea in Fayette Circuit Court to a single count of conspiracy to commit forgery June 17, 2016. In exchange...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Jun, Thu, 2016 | Doctor charged |
James Fullerton Hooper, MD, 69, a psychiatrist and owner of Dr. James Hooper’s Clinic in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, had been indicted so far on five counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance and, according to the police press release, also five counts...