Shreveport, LA - The United States of America charged Melissa W. Richardson with stealing drugs from mail-out prescriptions.

A licensed pharmacist, who was formerly employed with the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Shreveport, was found guilty today by a federal jury for stealing controlled substances from mail-out prescriptions.

Following a one-week trial and four hou

Roanoke, VA - The United States of America charged Frank Purpera, Jr. with drug distribution and health care fraud.

The former owner of the Virginia Vein Institute, who illegally distributed controlled substances, conspired to commit health care fraud, committed health care fraud, and then obstructed justice to hinder the investigation, was convicted yesterday at the conclusion of a seven

Beckley, WV - The United States of America charged William Earley, D.O. with drug distribution.

A South Carolina physician pled guilty to a drug crime William Earley, D.O., 63, pled guilty to distributing oxycodone without a legitimate medical purpose in the usual course of professional medical practice and beyond the bounds of medical practice.

“Earley is the latest drug dealer

Scranton, PA - The United States of America charged Anthony Diaz with wire and mail fraud.

Anthony Diaz, age 52, formerly of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was convicted on January 30, 2020 following a jury trial, of wire fraud and mail fraud offenses. The 12-day trial was held before United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion in Scranton.

According to United States

Tulsa, OK - Carol Muller and Robert P. Muller sued Southcrest, LLC on medical malpractice theories claiming to have been injured and/or damaged as a direct result of Carol Muller suffering a brain injury post surgery on September 3, 2008.

Plaintiffs claimed that Southcrest's nurses did not follow policies and procedures and the Oklahoma Nursing Act when they transferred Ms. Muller to

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Aaron Donaldson and Rochell Donaldson sued Mir Jafer ali Joffrey, M.C. and Smart Sinus OK, PLLC on medical malpractice theories claiming to have been injured and/or damaged as a direct result of substance care.

Aaron Donaldson suffered a bone fracture between his sinus and his left eye during an outpatient balloon sinuplasty surgery performed by Dr. Joffrey at Smar

OKlahoma City, OK - Whitney Rhodes, Individually, and Susan Manchester, as trustee of the
Bankruptcy Estate of Whitney Rhodes sued Troy Tortorici, M.D. and Integris Health Inc. on medical negligence (malpractice) theories claiming that she was given Zofran by Dr. Tortorici despite the fact that she was allegic to the medicine and, as a direct result, she was injured and damaged.

Ocala, FL - The United States of America charged Stacey Lavette Hendricks with aggravated identity theft and mail fraud.

Stacey Lavette Hendricks (49, Leesburg) pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and wire fraud. She faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison for the wire fraud offense, to be followed by a mandatory consecutive term of 2 years’ imprisonment for the iden

Salt Lake City, UT - The United States of America charged Elet Neilson with stealing pain medications from patients.

Elet Neilson, age 53, of Layton, a former emergency room nurse who admitted to tampering with controlled substances intended for patients and diverting the drugs for her own use, will serve 60 months in federal prison.

As a result of the tampering and diversion,

Casper, WY - The United States of America sued Albertsons, LLC d/b/a Osco Pharmacy in Caspar, Wyoming with numerous violations of the Controlled Substances Act

Osco pharmacy located at 1076 CY Avenue in Casper, Wyoming, which is owned and operated by Albertsons LLC. Albertsons agreed to pay one million dollars to resolve allegations that its Casper-based pharmacy had committed numerous v

McAlester, OK - The families and estates of two men killed in a oil well blowout sued Red Mountain Energy, Crescent Consulting, Patterson UTI, and National Oilwell Varco on negligence and wrongful death theories.

Drilling contractor Patterson-UTI Energy and operator Red Mountain Energy admitted a tragic explosion that took place at the site of a drilling operation in Oklahoma, resulting i

San Diego, CA - The United States of America sued Arch Health Partners, Inc. on a False Claims Act violation theory.

Arch Health Partners, Inc. (“Arch Health”) has agreed to pay the United States $2,910,370 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to Medicare. Arch Health is a San Diego-based medical organization that contracts with physicia

Jay Brome sued the California Highway Patrol (the Patrol) asserting that, during
his career as a law enforcement officer, he suffered harassment and discrimination
because of his sexual orientation in violation of the California Fair Employment and
Housing Act (Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.).1 The trial court granted summary judgment
to the Patrol, holding that Brome’s claims were fil

Minneapolis, MN - The United States of America charged Edward Lee Bellanger with domestic assault and battery.

EDWARD LEE BELLANGER, 45, to three counts of assault of an intimate or dating partner. BELLANGER, who was initially charged on June 27, 2019, entered his plea today before Chief Judge John R. Tunheim in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota. BELLANGER is scheduled to be s