Prosecutors: Caregivers tortured woman with developmental disabilities
Prosecutor Raúl Torrez said, 'The abuse and neglect that she endured was horrific' when describing the victim's injuries. More
May 23, 2023
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Medical Crimes
Medical crimes cover a wide range of illegal activities within the healthcare industry, including fraud, theft, abuse, neglect, malpractice, and drug-related offenses.
Arkansas woman indicted in $11,000 sale of stolen body parts
Candance Chapman Scott allegedly sold Jeremy Lee Pauley fetuses, brains, hearts, lungs, genitalia, large pieces of skin and other body parts. More
May 1, 2023
California man accused of impersonating a doctor, offering cancer treatment
Stephan Gevorkian is accused of treating thousands of patients, including cancer treatment, for several years without a medical license. More
April 28, 2023
Ex-respiratory therapist takes plea deal in killing of two patients
Jennifer Hall pleaded guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of second-degree attempted assault. More
April 26, 2023
DA: Plastic surgeon charged with murder, left patient to suffocate for hours
Prosecutors said that Dr. Carlos Chacon left his patient to suffocate for hours and prevented others from calling 911. More
April 13, 2023
J&J proposes paying $8.9B to settle talcum powder lawsuits
Johnson & Johnson earmarks nearly $9 billion to cover allegations its baby power containing talc caused cancer. More
April 4, 2023
Ex-respiratory therapist accused of killing a second patient
Last year, Jennifer Hall was arrested for the 2002 death of another patient under her care as a respiratory therapist. More
March 2, 2023
Wisconsin nurse pleads not guilty to amputating man’s foot
After she cut off the man’s right foot, Mary K. Brown told her colleagues that she wanted to display it at her family’s taxidermy shop,... More
February 17, 2023
Doctor gets nearly 17 years in prison for vast opioid scheme
Michigan doctor sentenced to prison and ordered to pay $30M in scheme to bill insurers for unnecessary injections and opioid prescriptions. More
January 30, 2023
Kansas prisoner who sued over cancer treatment has died
Kansas prisoner John Keith Calvin, who alleged in a lawsuit that he was not being treated properly for cancer, has died. More
January 26, 2023
Massachusetts court rules against medically assisted death
Massachusetts' highest court said allowing doctors to prescribe lethal doses to mentally competent terminally ill patients is not legally protected. More
December 19, 2022
Midwife Delivery Death Trial: Prosecution Closing Argument
'Angela Hock is not a medical professional...She was running a s*** show,' said prosecutor Amy Jacobsen in her closing argument. More
December 15, 2022
Defense Claims Angela Hock is a ‘Scapegoat’
The defense for self-proclaimed midwife Angela Hock claimed their client is a 'scapegoat' in their opening statement. (12/12/22) More
December 12, 2022
Prosecution: Baby Died Because of Angela Hock’s Negligence
The prosecution said Angela Hock, a self-proclaimed midwife, is unlicensed. She's facing a felony charge after a baby died two days after birth. More
December 12, 2022
Trial Preview: Midwife Delivery Death Trial
Angela Hock, a self-proclaimed Nebraska midwife, will stand trial for negligent child abuse charges after a home-birth delivery went tragically wrong. More
December 9, 2022
Holmes’ former partner faces sentencing in Theranos case
Ramesh Balwani was convicted on all 12 felony counts, and his lawyers contend he deserves a far more lenient sentence, preferably in home confinement. More
December 6, 2022
Germany: woman arrested for shutting roommate’s ventilator
The suspect is alleged to have switched off a 79-year-old woman's ventilator because she was annoyed by the sound it made. More
December 5, 2022
Ex-children’s hospital doctor charged with sex crimes
Dr. Daniel N. Davidow, former medical director of a Virginia children's hospital, is charged with 4 felony sex crimes related to abuse at the facility. More
December 2, 2022
Yale University sued over student mental health policies
Yale University is accused in a federal lawsuit of discriminating against students with mental health disabilities, including pressuring some to withdraw. More
November 30, 2022
AG: Penalize doctor who spoke of Ohio 10-year-old’s abortion
Indiana attorney general asks state medical licensing board to discipline Dr. Caitlin Bernard, who spoke of providing abortion to 10-year-old rape victim. More
November 30, 2022
Florida doctor at center of sexual assault allegations found dead
Autopsy results are pending, and officials say it does not seem foul play was involved in Dr. Eric Salata's death. More
November 30, 2022
77-year-old Palm Beach County doctor accused of sexual battery
Dr. Saul Lipsman, a 77-year-old Palm Beach County, Florida podiatrist, was arrested on a sexual battery charge. More
October 25, 2022
Former Kentucky nurse charged with murder
52-year-old Eyvette Hunter is accused of “unlawfully causing the death of James Morris by intentional medical maltreatment," according to the indictment. More
August 24, 2022
Police: Pennsylvania man tried to buy stolen human remains
A Pennsylvania man is facing multiple charges after police say he allegedly tried to buy stolen human remains from an Arkansas woman for possible resale... More
August 19, 2022
Pakistani doctor pleads guilty to terror charge in Minnesota
Pakistani doctor and former Mayo Clinic research coordinator Muhammad Masood pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge. He was arrested for telling paid FBI informants he pledged... More
August 16, 2022
Men abused by Ohio State doctor ask court to revive lawsuits
Hundreds of alumni have alleged the late Dr. Richard Strauss abused them throughout his two decades at the school, and that Ohio State officials knew... More
July 26, 2022
Abortion doctor signals she’ll sue Indiana AG over comments
Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an Indianapolis obstetrician-gynecologist who gave the girl a medication-induced abortion on June 30, filed a tort claim notice over what she says... More
July 19, 2022
Indiana doctor’s lawyer tells AG to halt false statements
Attorney Kathleen DeLaney sent the “cease and desist” letter to Indiana Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita on behalf of obstetrician-gynecologist Caitlin Bernard, who performed a medical abortion... More
July 15, 2022
Doctor’s lawyer defends steps in 10-year-old girl’s abortion
The lawyer for an Indiana doctor who has found herself at the center of a political firestorm after revealing the story of a 10-year-old girl... More
July 14, 2022
Germany: Fake doctor gets life in prison for patient deaths
The prosecutors claimed that the woman acted on the basis of an excessive need for recognition. More
May 25, 2022
