Name:

SANDERS, Lisa, MD

City, State:

Fort Gordon, GA

Date of Arrest:

2/22/2005

Date of Conviction:

5/26/2005

Judicial Status:

Pled Guilty

Conviction:

Acquiring a controlled substance by deception or subterfuge

DEA Registration:

Surrendered 3/7/2005

Remarks:

Lisa Sanders, MD, age 42, of Fort Gordon, GA, pled guilty in federal court to one count of acquiring a controlled substance by deception or subterfuge. She was sentenced to six months imprisonment, to be followed by one year of supervised release. Dr. Sanders must also perform 100 hours of community service and pay a fine of $2,500.

Name:

SASSON, Nicholas, MD

City, State:

Salina, CA

Date of Arrest:

07/12/2004

Date of Conviction:

10/18/2004

Judicial Status:

Pled No Contest

Conviction:

Obtaining Controlled Substances by Fraud

DEA Registration:

Surrendered 04/06/2004

Remarks:

Nicholas Sasson, MD, age 36, of Salinas, CA, pled no contest in state court to one count of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud. He was sentenced to five years probation and a fine of $1,000. He was also ordered to perform 1,500 hours of community service.

Name:

SCHLESINGER, Richard, MD

City, State:

Owings Mill, MD

Date of Arrest:

05/26/2004

Date of Conviction:

05/26/2004

Judicial Status:

Pled Guilty

Conviction:

Conspiracy to distribute Demerol; Healthcare Fraud

DEA Registration:

Retired 09/30/2005

Remarks:

Richard Schlesinger, MD, age 59, of Owings Mills, MD, pled guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy to distribute a mixture containing Demerol, and one count of health care fraud. Schlesinger was sentenced to three years probation with six months home detention and must perform 100 hours of community service.

Name:

SCHEYER, William J., MD

City, State:

Kirkland, WA

Date of Arrest:

01/19/2005

Date of Conviction:

01/19/2005

Judicial Status:

Pled Guilty

Conviction:

Obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, and subterfuge

DEA Registration:

Surrendered 10/24/2005

Remarks:

William Scheyer, MD, age 79, of Kirkland, WA, pled guilty in federal court to one count of obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, and subterfuge. He was sentenced to two years probation subject to the following special conditions: 60 days of home electronic confinement, 500 hours community service, $1,000 fine, and the surrender of his DEA registration and license to practice medicine.

According to court documents, from August 2001 and continuing until May 2003, Scheyer authorized fraudulent prescriptions for controlled substances in various individual’s names without their knowledge or consent.

Name:

SCHWAB, Edward T., DO

City, State:

Canton, MS

Date of Arrest:

03/31/2006

Date of Conviction:

09/21/2006

Judicial Status:

Pled Guilty

Conviction:

Conspiracy to distribute Schedule III and IV controlled substances; Conspiracy to engage in monetary transactions in property derived from specific unlawful activity

DEA Registration:

Surrendered 05/19/2004

Remarks:

Edward T. Schwab, DO, age 72, of Canton, Mississippi, pled guilty in federal court to one count conspiracy to distribute schedule III and IV controlled substances and conspiracy to engage in monetary transactions in property derived from specific unlawful activity. According to court records, between October 2002 and August 2003, Dr. Schwab authorized at least 316,440 dosage units of Schedule III controlled substances and 755,460 dosage units of Schedule IV controlled substances via the internet. Said prescriptions were not issued for a legitimate medical purpose and not in the usual course of a practitioner’s professional practice.

Schwab was sentenced to twenty-two months in prison, two years supervised release, and ordered to forfeit $500,246.00.

Name:

SHINDERMAN, Marc S., MD

City, State:

Westbrook, ME

Date of Arrest:

08/25/2005

Date of Conviction:

07/20/2006

Judicial Status:

Jury Conviction

Conviction:

Using a DEA registration issued to another person; aiding the acquisition of controlled substances by deception; furnishing false information required to be kept by a pharmacy; creating false medical records

DEA Registration:

New Pending

Remarks:

Marc Shinderman, MD, age 64, of Westbrook, Maine, was convicted on July 20, 2006 by a federal jury on twenty-five counts of using a DEA registration issued to another person; twenty-four counts of aiding the acquisition of controlled substances by deception; two counts of furnishing false information required to be kept by a pharmacy; and seven counts of creating false medical records.

Shinderman was sentenced to six months in prison followed by six months home confinement upon release from prison; and two years supervised release. He was also ordered to pay a $5,800 special assessment, $30,000 fine, and $619.62 in restitution.

Name:

SHORTT, James M., MD

City, State:

W. Columbia, SC

Date of Arrest:

10/12/2005

Date of Conviction:

07/17/2006

Judicial Status:

Pled Guilty

Conviction:

Conspiracy to Distribute Anabolic Steroids and Human Growth Hormone

DEA Registration:

Surrendered 1/31/06

Remarks:

James Shortt, MD, age 46, of West Columbia, South Carolina, pled guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids and human growth hormone. He was sentenced to 12 months and one day imprisonment, to be followed by two years of supervised release.

Shortt has filed an appeal to the sentencing in this case.

Name:

SIPSY, Lonnie Keith, DO

City, State:

Charleston, WV

Date of Arrest:

10/29/2007

Date of Conviction:

02/01/2008

Judicial Status:

Guilty Plea

Conviction:

Possession of a controlled substance by deception and subterfuge

DEA Registration:

Retired 09/30/2006

Remarks:

Lonnie Keith Sipsy, DO, age 41, of Charleston, WV, pled guilty in federal court to one count of having knowingly and intentionally acquired and obtained possession of a quantity of hydrocodone, a Schedule III controlled substance, by deception and subterfuge.

Sipsy was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison, followed by supervised release for a term of one year, and ordered to pay an assessment of $100 and a fine of $5,000. The sentence has been appealed and further judicial action is pending.

Name:

SIRECI, John B., DO

City, State:

Woodbury, NJ

Date of Arrest:

06/04/2004

Date of Conviction:

09/30/2005

Judicial Status:

Pled Guilty

Conviction:

Obtaining Controlled Substances by Fraud

DEA Registration:

Active

Remarks:

John B. Sireci, DO, age 38, of Woodbury, New Jersey, pled guilty in state court to one count of obtaining controlled substances by fraud. He was sentenced in the Superior Court of Gloucester County to three years probation, and fined $3,555.00.

Name:

SNYDER, Robert, DO

City, State:

Pittsburgh, PA

Date of Arrest:

02/21/2006

Date of Conviction:

09/05/2006

Judicial Status:

Pled Guilty

Conviction:

Insurance Fraud and Possession Controlled Substances

DEA Registration:

Surrendered 10/25/2005

Remarks:

Robert Snyder, DO, age 38, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was arrested on February 21, 2006 for Insurance Fraud and Acquiring or Obtaining Controlled Substances by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception or subterfuge. He pled guilty in State Court on both counts and was sentenced to one year probation.

According to court documents, between April 2001 and May 2005, Snyder telephoned prescriptions to and/or presented prescriptions at various pharmacies for the drug Hydromet and/or Hydrocodone Compound, in the names of his medical patients and/or friends. Snyder did so knowing the prescription information was being processed through his patients’ insurance provider.

Snyder’s patients had no knowledge of the prescriptions for which claims were being submitted to their insurance company or that the drugs were being dispensed directly to Snyder.

Name:

SOKOLOFF, Keith, DO

City, State:

Newark, DE

Date of Arrest:

03/15/2005

Date of Conviction:

05/03/2006

Judicial Status:

Pled Guilty

Conviction:

Delivery of a controlled substance, health care fraud, and conspiracy

DEA Registration:

Surrendered 11/14/2005

Remarks:

Keith Sokoloff, age 34, of Newark, DE, pled guilty in state court to one count of heath care fraud, one count of delivery of a narcotic Schedule II controlled substance, and one count of conspiracy second degree. He was sentenced to incarceration for five years, suspended after serving six months home confinement, with probation for the balance of the five year term. He was also ordered to perform 1,000 hours of community service.

According to court documents, Sokoloff presented fraudulent health care claims to the Delaware Medical Assistance Program, a heath care benefit program for which he was a health care provider. Dr. Sokoloff also committed a felony by entering into an agreement with other co-conspirators to unlawfully deliver Schedule II controlled substances, specifically OxyContin.

Name:

SOLIS, Armando, MD

City, State:

Miami Beach, FL

Date of Arrest:

12/06/2004

Date of Conviction:

08/31/2005

Judicial Status:

Pled Guilty

Conviction:

Conspiracy to distribute or dispense controlled substances

DEA Registration:

Retired 09/30/2005

Remarks:

Armando Solis, MD, age 54, of Miami Beach, Florida, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute or dispense controlled substances. He was sentenced to 46 months imprisonment followed by two years supervised released and ordered to pay a $15,000 fine and a $100 special assessment fine.

According to court records, Solis issued prescriptions for controlled substances without properly determining their medical necessity and in a manner that was outside the course of professional practice.

Name:

SPECTOR, Michael Anthony, MD

City, State:

Superior, CO

Date of Arrest:

06/29/2003

Date of Conviction:

12/05/2003

Judicial Status:

Pled Guilty

Conviction:

Dispensing by fraud, deceit, or forgery

DEA Registration:

Active Pending

Remarks:

Michael Anthony Spector, MD, age 46, of Superior, Colorado, pled guilty in State Court to dispensing drugs by fraud, deceit, or forgery. Spector unlawfully and knowingly dispensed the drug Vicodin, by using a false name. He was sentenced to two years probation.

Name:

STANCH, James M., MD

City, State:

Manahawkin, NJ

Date of Arrest:

02/08/2006

Date of Conviction:

06/30/2006

Judicial Status:

Pled Guilty

Conviction:

Distribution and possession of a Schedule II controlled substance

DEA Registration:

Surrendered 05/25/2004

Remarks:

James M. Stanch, MD, age 54, of Manahawkin, NJ, pled guilty in federal court to one count of distribution and possession of a Schedule II controlled substance and one count of distribution and possession of narcotic drugs.

According to court documents, from in or about February 2006, through on or about July 26, 2006, Stanch did knowingly and intentionally distribute and possess with intent to distribute quantities of hydrocodone, a Schedule III controlled substance, alprazolam, propoxyphene and provigil, all Schedule IV controlled substances. Stanch knowingly and intentionally conspired and agreed with others to acquire and obtain possession of these controlled substances by misrepresentation, fraud, deception, and subterfuge.

Stanch was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of fifty-seven months on each count to run concurrently with each other, three years supervised release, and fined $4,000.

Name:

STEELE, Doyle Stuart, MD

City, State:

Las Vegas, NV

Date of Arrest:

12/20/2005

Date of Conviction:

03/23/2007

Judicial Status:

Pled Guilty

Conviction:

Conspiracy to possess and distribute controlled substances

DEA Registration:

Retired 09/30/2006

Remarks:

Doyle Stuart Steele, MD, age 52, of Las Vegas, NV, pled guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy to possess and distribute controlled substances. According to court documents, Steele conspired unlawfully and intentionally to possess with the intent to distribute oxycodone and Percocet, Schedule II controlled substances, and hydrocodone, a Schedule III controlled substance, and that, as part of the conspiracy, Steele distributed and dispensed controlled substances outside the scope of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose, in return for which he received cash payments, sexual relationships, or a portion of the prescribed controlled substances for his own use.

Steele was sentenced to eighty-seven (87) months in federal prison followed by probation for a term of three (3) years and ordered to pay a fine of $15,000 and an assessment of $100.00.

Name:

UMANSKY, Michael, MD

City, State:

Los Angeles, CA

Date of Arrest:

02/05/2003

Date of Conviction:

08/22/2003

Judicial Status:

Pled No Contest

Conviction:

Accessory to the unlicensed practice of medicine

DEA Registration:

Expired 05/31/2003

Remarks:

Michael Umansky, MD, age 72, of Los Angeles, CA, pled nolo contendere (no contest) to one count of accessory to a felony committed by another. Umansky admitted that, after seeing patients at an initial visit with a perfunctory exam, patients had their prescription refills handled during subsequent monthly visits by his wife who served as his receptionist and was not a licensed physician. The patient had no additional contact with the doctor.

Umansky was sentenced to 36 months probation and payment of $10,000 restitution.

Name:

VAIDYA, Kaushal, MD

City, State:

New Haven, CT

Date of Arrest:

02/25/2005

Date of Conviction:

05/04/2005

Judicial Status:

Pled Guilty

Conviction:

Illegal possession of narcotics, illegal prescribing of narcotics and controlled substances

DEA Registration:

Surrendered 09/15/2004

Remarks:

Kaushal Vaidya, MD, age 36, of New Haven, CT, pled guilty in state court to illegal possession of narcotics, illegal prescribing of narcotics, and illegal prescribing of controlled substances. He was sentenced to two years Accelerated Rehabilitation and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service.

According to court documents, Vaidya was writing large quantities of controlled substance prescriptions for himself and for a friend without a legitimate medical reason and without being properly licensed in the State of Connecticut to prescribe controlled substances.

Name:

WADLEY, Esther, DO

City, State:

Republic, MO

Date of Arrest:

8/13/2004

Date of Conviction:

4/20/2005

Judicial Status:

Pled Guilty

Conviction:

Distribution of a controlled substance outside the scope of professional practice; Obstruction of a health care offense criminal investigation

DEA Registration:

Surrendered 03/01/2005

Remarks:

Esther Wadley, DO, age 36, of Republic, MO, pled guilty to distribution of a controlled substance outside the scope of professional practice, and to obstruction of a criminal investigation of a health care offense. She was sentenced to five years supervised probation and 1,000 hours of community service.

Name:

WAGMAN, Philip G., MD

City, State:

New Castle, PA

Date of Arrest:

10/04/2004

Date of Conviction:

05/09/2006

Judicial Status:

Jury Conviction

Conviction:

Violation of the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act;

Conspiracy to Violate the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act; and Flight to Avoid Apprehension

DEA Registration:

Surrendered 10/05/2004

Remarks:

Philip G. Wagman, MD, age 49, of New Castle, Pennsylvania was found guilty by a jury in the Court of Common Pleas of Lawrence County on nineteen counts of Violation of the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act; one count of Conspiracy to Violate the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device, and Cosmetic Act; and one count of Flight to Avoid Apprehension. He was sentenced to a term of incarceration of not less than seven (7) years and no more than fifteen (15) years and ordered to pay a fine of $50,000.

According to court documents, Wagman prescribed and conspired with other persons to prescribe, Scheduled II controlled substances in his capacity as a licensed practitioner, that were not in accordance with treatment principles accepted by a responsible segment of the medical profession.

Name:

WANG, David, MD

City, State:

Orlando, FL

Date of Arrest:

08/17/05

Date of Conviction:

Judicial Status:

Trial Date Pending

Conviction:

DEA Registration:

Currently Under Order To Show Cause

Remarks:

Dr. David Wang, MD, age 53, of Orlando, Florida was arrested on August 17, 2005, by the Melbourne Police Department and charged with trafficking in hydrocodone.

Dr. Wang is currently awaiting trial.

Name:

WEXLER, David, MD

City, State:

New York, NY

Date of Arrest:

06/24/2003

Date of Conviction:

03/16/2006

Judicial Status:

Jury Conviction

Conviction:

Conspiracy to distribute/possess; intent to distribute resulting in death

DEA Registration:

Retired

Remarks:

David Wexler, MD, of New York City, NY, was found guilty by a federal jury on 17 counts including unlawfully distributing prescription narcotics (such as Xanax, Vicodin, Dilaudid, and Percocet), health care fraud, and conspiracy to distribute prescription narcotics which resulted in the death of an individual due to an overdose.

Evidence presented at trial demonstrated that Wexler, a dermatologist practicing in New York, billed Medicare and various health insurance companies for thousands of surgeries that he had never performed.  Evidence also showed that Wexler agreed to pay kickbacks from those insurance payments to some patients in order to keep them coming back to his office. In return for one of the patient’s acquiescence in this scheme, the evidence showed that Dr. Wexler paid the patient $700 a month, and provided the patient with prescriptions for various controlled substances for no legitimate medical purpose.

Wexler was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment; five years supervised release, and ordered to pay $887,000 in restitution to Medicare and various health insurance plans. Further judicial action may follow.

Name:

WILLIAMS, Fred J., MD

City, State:

Panama City, FL

Date of Arrest:

12/11/2003

Date of Conviction:

06/16/2004

Judicial Status:

Jury Conviction

Conviction:

Unlawful dispensing of a controlled substance; fraud

DEA Registration:

Surrendered 12/17/2003

Remarks:

Fred J. Williams, MD, age 53, of Panama City, FL, was convicted by a federal jury on 94 different counts including 56 counts of unlawfully dispensing a controlled substance, 2 counts of unlawfully dispensing a controlled substance resulting in death, and multiple counts of wire fraud, health care fraud, and firearms violations..

Testimony and documentary evidence presented at trial demonstrated that Dr. Williams wrote multiple prescriptions on the same day for the same patient, wrote prescriptions for over 100 individuals on whom he maintained no medical chart, wrote prescriptions for patients whom he preformed very minimal or no examination, wrote prescriptions for patients whose behavior and physical appearance indicated that they were addicted to controlled substances or who informed Williams that they had been addicted to controlled substances or illegal drugs in the past, wrote prescriptions for patients whose toxicology screens showed that they were not taking the prescribed drugs but were instead taking illegal drugs, wrote prescriptions for at least one patient who he heard was selling the prescribed drugs, that he frequently refilled prescriptions early and replaced "lost" drugs.

Williams was sentenced to federal prison for a term of Life.

Name:

WILLIAMS, Warren H., MD

City, State:

Charlotte, NC

Date of Arrest:

04/20/2005

Date of Conviction:

05/15/2006

Judicial Status:

Pled Guilty

Conviction:

Health care fraud; illegal distribution of a controlled substance, and aiding and abetting same

DEA Registration:

Surrendered 10/12/2004

Remarks:

Warren Williams, MD, age 55, of Charlotte, NC, pled guilty to one count of health care fraud, and one count of illegal distribution of a controlled substance and aiding and abetting same.

Williams participated in a scheme to defraud private insurance companies by regularly completing and submitting insurance billing forms reflecting charges for medical services not provided and for individuals who were not current patients. Williams also distributed prescription drugs without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the scope of medical practice.

Williams was sentenced to one year and one day for each count to run concurrently, three years supervised release, and restitution of $59,885.64.

Name:

WINKLER, Heidi Ann, MD

City, State:

Norwalk, CA

Date of Arrest:

06/30/2006

Date of Conviction:

02/02/2007

Judicial Status:

Pled Guilty

Conviction:

Issuing an illegal prescription

DEA Registration:

Current

Remarks:

Heidi Ann Winkler, MD, age 54, of Norwalk, CA pled guilty to prescribing narcotics without a legitimate purpose. According court records, Dr. Winkler was over-prescribing controlled substances, primarily Vicodin, to individuals without a legitimate medical purpose.

Winkler was sentenced in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, to one day in jail, three years probation, 120 hours of community service, and restitution in the amount of $18,204.11.

Name:

YEZBICK, Alphonse, DO

City, State:

West Bloomfield, MI

Date of Arrest:

5/3/2005

Date of Conviction:

2/8/2006

Judicial Status:

Pled Guilty

Conviction:

Unlawful practice of medicine; delivery and manufacture of a controlled substance

DEA Registration:

Surrendered 9/25/2001

Remarks:

Alphonse Yezbick, DO, age 77, of West Bloomfield, Michigan, pled guilty in state court to unlawful practice of medicine and delivery and manufacture of a controlled substance. He was sentenced to 14 days imprisonment, followed by 2 years probation.

Name:

YUN, In Whan, MD

City, State:

Wrens, GA

Date of Arrest:

04/10/2007

Date of Conviction:

03/18/2008

Judicial Status:

Guilty Plea

Conviction:

Unlawful dispensation of a controlled substance

DEA Registration:

Active Pending

Remarks:

In Whan Yun, MD, age 69, of Wrens, GA, pled guilty in federal court to one count of unlawful dispensation of a controlled substance. According to court documents, YUN knowingly, intentionally and unlawfully dispensed, by means of a written prescription, the Schedule III controlled substance hydrocodone outside the usual course of professional practice as medical doctor and without legitimate purpose relating to the practice of medicine.

Yun was sentenced to probation for a term of five (5) years and assessed fines of $5,100. Yun was also ordered to forfeit $200,000 which constituted an approximation, or estimate, of monies improperly received by the doctor for illegal dispensations.