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Doc housed undocumented workers; Doc receives life sentence for sexual assault
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Doc housed undocumented workers; Doc receives life sentence for sexual assault

New Jersey rheumatologist Harsha Sahni, MD, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for sheltering undocumented workers from India. (Asbury Park Press)

Colorado cardiologist Stephen Matthews, MD, was sentenced to 158 years in prison for drugging women he met on dating apps and then sexually assaulting them. (CBS News)

Michigan physician Naveed Aslam, MD, has been charged with allegedly selling more than $17 million in cancer drugs. according to federal prosecutors.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued a second doctor for allegedly providing transgender care to minors following a state ban on such care that went into effect last year. (NBC News)

A jury awarded an award to an Iowa family $1.65 Million in Wrongful Death Lawsuit after discovering that Michelle Sprengelmeyer, MD, failed to adequately treat the late patient’s infection. (Iowa News Now)

Lawsuit alleges Hackensack University Medical Center They lost the remains of a stillborn baby. and then performed an unauthorized autopsy. (New Jersey.com)

Massachusetts doctor Bradford Ferrick, MD, and his father clash child pornography charges. Ferrick was arrested on federal charges last year after hidden cameras involved in thousands of child sexual abuse images were seized from his homes. (NBC Boston)

Texas nurse practitioner Ali Ahtesham was arrested for allegedly grope a patient during a date. (KFOX14)

California physician Janette Gray, MD, and her practice, which billed itself as an “alternative,” “integrative” and “holistic” clinic, agreed to pay $3.8 million to resolve allegations that they billed public insurers for services that were not covered, according to federal prosecutors.

New Jersey physician Brian Sokalsky, DO, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for issuing fraudulent bribe recipes. (New Jersey.com)

The American Medical Association (AMA) and the Illinois State Medical Society sued MultiPlan, alleging that the company engaged in a price-fixing scheme that forced doctors to accept declining payments for out-of-network services. according to a WADA press release.

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    Christina Fiore leads MedPage’s research and business reporting team. She has been a medical journalist for more than a decade and her work has been recognized by Bartlett & Steele, AHCJ, SABEW and others. Send story tips to [email protected]. Continue