Former doctor found guilty of killing wife in 2nd trial
A former doctor charged with killing his wife in their Syracuse-area home was found guilty Thursday after his second trial. More
March 18, 2022
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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.
Trial underway for Ohio doctor charged in hospital deaths
The trial of an Ohio doctor accused in multiple hospital deaths began Feb. 22, with the defendant turning down a possible last-minute plea deal, and... More
March 14, 2022
Dozen doctors get prison in health care fraud, opioid scheme
Authorities described the clinics as “pill mills” and said they were frequented by people suffering from addictions and drug dealers seeking high-dosage prescription drugs. More
March 10, 2022
Former nursing assistant accused of raping elderly residents
A former nursing assistant is accused of sexually assaulting multiple elderly residents at an assisted living facility in Ohio. More
March 7, 2022
Anti-vaccine doctor pleads guilty to joining Capitol riot
A California doctor known as a leading purveyor of coronavirus misinformation pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge on Thursday for joining the mob that stormed... More
March 3, 2022
Jury seated to try Ohio doctor charged in hospital deaths
William Husel is accused of ordering excessive painkillers for patients in the Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System. More
February 18, 2022
Florida man gets 15-year sentence for medical brace scheme
A major Florida player in a medical device scheme was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, a significant sentence in the world of health... More
February 2, 2022
Lawsuit: Fertility doctor used wrong sperm
AKRON, Ohio (Scripps News Cleveland) — A family learned from a DNA test their daughter was fathered by a stranger after an apparent mix-up of... More
February 2, 2022
Official: Doctors in Nevada execution plan want names secret
Prison officials want to use a never-before-tried combination of three or four drugs to execute Zane Michael Floyd by lethal injection. More
January 27, 2022
Doctor goes on trial in Germany accused of torture in Syria
The defendant entered Germany in 2015, and German authorities permitted him to practice medicine after recertifying his Syrian medical credentials. More
January 19, 2022
4 Arkansas inmates sue jail, doctor for receiving ivermectin
Four inmates at a northwest Arkansas jail sued the facility and its doctor Thursday after they said were unknowingly prescribed ivermectin to treat COVID-19 despite... More
January 13, 2022
California parents sue after getting another couple’s embryo
Two California couples gave birth to each others' babies after a mix-up at a fertility clinic and spent months raising children that weren't theirs before... More
November 8, 2021
Neurologist pleads not guilty to sexually abusing patients
Neurologist Dr. Ricardo Cruciani pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges alleging he was a serial sexual abuser of women who had gone to him... More
October 21, 2021
Neurologist arrested on federal charges in sex assault probe
Dr. Ricardo Cruciani -- neurologist already facing charges he raped patients in New York and New Jersey -- arrested on new federal charges alleging he... More
October 20, 2021
Texas nurse convicted of killing 4 men with air injections
Texas nurse William George Davis was convicted of capital murder in the deaths of four patients who died after prosecutors say he injected them with... More
October 19, 2021
Doctor arrested in hit and run that killed nurse near Fresno
Cardiologist James Leonard Comazzi suspected in a hit-and-run that killed a nurse who had stopped to help a crash victim on a highway was arrested... More
October 7, 2021
NXIVM doctor who branded women loses medical license
New York health officials have revoked the medical license of a doctor with the cult-like group NXIVM who branded 17 women with the initials of... More
October 1, 2021
Woman accuses fertility doctor of secretly using own sperm
A woman is suing a New York fertility doctor, claiming he used his own sperm to secretly impregnate multiple patients — something she said she... More
September 15, 2021
Judgment of Jack Kevorkian with Ashleigh Banfield
Dr. Jack Kevorkian thought it was an act of mercy to help over 130 terminally ill patients die a peaceful, pain-free death. Michigan prosecutors said... More
September 13, 2021
MI v. Dr. Jack Kevorkian (1994): The Trials of Dr. Death
Dr. Jack Kevorkian, dubbed 'Dr. Death,' is on trial for the assisted suicide of 30-year-old Thomas Hyde. More
September 9, 2021
MI v. Dr. Jack Kevorkian (1999): The Trials of Dr. Death
Dr. Jack Kevorkian, dubbed 'Dr. Death,' is on trial for the assisted suicide of 52-year-old Thomas Youk. More
September 9, 2021
MI v. Dr. Jack Kevorkian (1996): The Trials of Dr. Death
Dr. Jack Kevorkian is once again on trial for aiding assisted suicide, this time for patients Merian Frederick & Dr. Ali Khalili. More
September 9, 2021
California judge scales back charges in doctor’s rape case
A judge on Thursday agreed to scale back criminal charges against a reality TV doctor and his girlfriend who had been accused of drugging and... More
August 27, 2021
OR v. Jeffrey and Marci Beagley: Faith-Healing Trial
Jeffrey and Marci Beagley are charged with criminally negligent homicide in the death of their son, 16-year-old Neil Jeffrey Beagley. More
August 19, 2021
OR v. Worthington: Parents Charged in Baby’s Death
Carl and Raylene Worthington are charged with manslaughter in the death of their 15-month-old daughter, Ava. More
August 12, 2021
Pharmacist in meningitis outbreak gets more prison time
BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts pharmacist convicted for his role in a deadly 2012 multistate meningitis outbreak that killed more than 100 people More
July 21, 2021
Pharmacy exec resentenced to 14 years in meningitis outbreak
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A founder of a now-defunct Massachusetts pharmaceutical facility responsible for a deadly More
July 7, 2021
Athletes abused by late doctor demand U-Michigan probe
Former athletes urged the University of Michigan's governing board to launch a full investigation of sexual abuse committed by a late doctor. More
June 16, 2021
Report: U. of Michigan missed chances to stop doctor’s abuse
By ED WHITE, KATHLEEN FOODY and LARRY LAGE Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Staff at the University of Michigan missed many opportunities to... More
May 12, 2021
‘Monster’: 7 life sentences for ex-hospital worker in deaths
A former nursing assistant who killed seven elderly veterans with fatal injections of insulin at a West Virginia hospital was sentenced to life in prison... More
May 11, 2021
