by Linda Cheek, MD | Sep, Sat, 2016 | Convicted physician |
Joseph Castronuovo, 77, of Palm Beach Gardens, a Vietnam War veteran and co-defendant to Cynthia Cadet, MD, has until Oct. 18 to surrender and begin serving his 18-month term because he needs hernia surgery and treatment for a heart condition, according to court...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Sep, Sat, 2016 | Convicted physician |
Cynthia Cadet, MD reports to prison Cynthia Cadet, 46, of Parkland, FL has to turn herself in to prison by noon Monday, Sept 12, 2016, for a 6 ½ year term. In July 2013, although acquitted of the most serious charges of causing the death of 7 patients, she was...
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...