Doctor hired hitman to kill wife to protect drug ring: Cops
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Kauffman “was intent to have her killed, as opposed to losing his financial empire,” Atlantic County prosecutor Damon Tyner said.
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January 1, 2018
Surgeon allegedly reused anal catheters on DOZENS of his patients
An East Brunswick, New Jersey, surgeon had his license temporarily suspended for allegedly reusing single-use anal catheters on dozens of his patients. According to TapInto East Brunswick, a complaint filed by the state accused Dr. Sanjiv K. Patankar of washing and reusing catheters that were inserted into patients’ rectums during anorectal diagnostic testing. Attorney General Christopher …
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December 27, 2017
Nurse photographed unconscious patient’s genitals during surgery and shared the images with co-workers: Lawsuit
A former employee at a Pennsylvania hospital who had an operation at her job accused a co-worker of taking photos of her private parts that were later circulated throughout the workplace. According to the Observer-Reporter, the woman, identified as Jane Doe, filed a 39-page complaint earlier this month. In it, Doe explained that she was undergoing incisional hernia …
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December 18, 2017
Doctors rape & molest…..but still practice medicine!
A national investigation by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper revealed how sexual abuse by physicians against patients too often goes unreported to criminal authorities and doctors are allowed to continue practicing medicine despite their disturbing acts. Nancy Grace talks to AJC editor Kevin Riley and AJC reporter Carrie Teegardin about their newspaper’s remarkable report. These cases …
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November 16, 2017
‘I Can’t Breathe!’: Disturbing video shows nurses laughing as dying veteran calls out for help
Hidden cameras reportedly caught a dying World War II veteran gasp for air and cry out for help—all while nurses laughed mere inches away. The footage obtained by WXIA allegedly captured a 2014 incident at Northeast Atlanta Health and Rehabilitation involving James Dempsey, 89. The video begins with Dempsey calling out for help at least six …
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October 30, 2017
‘I revoke you demons!’: Jail nurse accused of performing an exorcism on inmate who died the following day
A nurse was reportedly banned from working at the Oklahoma County Jail for conducting an exorcism on a problem inmate who later died. Detention officers allegedly heard Linda Herlong Jackson, 67, say, “I revoke you demons,” as the inmate, Amanda Lynette Freeman, 32, (pictured) screamed and flailed around on February 10. Another witness claimed to have heard …
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October 25, 2017
Fertility doctor allegedly used his own sperm to impregnate patients without their consent
An Indianapolis-based doctor accused of impregnating his patients without their knowledge will reportedly plead guilty to obstruction of justice charges. Paternity tests reportedly confirmed that Dr. Donald Cline, 78, fathered two of his patients’ children. Those children claimed online genetic tests suggested that the septuagenarian fathered 20 other half-siblings, the Indianapolis Star reported. “This wasn’t just a handful of kids or mothers that this happened …
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October 18, 2017
Former medical examiner busted for selling opioids for sex: Police
A former Atlanta medical examiner is behind bars for reportedly giving opioids to patients in exchange for “sexual favors.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Joe Burton, an ex-medical examiner who currently works as a private consultant, landed on the radar of narcotics agents after they found out he’d been selling large amounts of oxycodone to patients, …
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September 29, 2017
Back-alley butt-lift ends in death, nurse charged
A Queens, New York, woman allegedly helped conduct an illegal back-alley butt injection procedure that killed a Harlem mother over the summer. The New York Daily News reports that Allison Spence, 44, was charged Thursday with manslaughter and unauthorized practice of a profession in connection with the death of Latesha Bynum, 37. Bynum died two weeks after getting the injections …
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September 6, 2017
Nurses suspended after opening bodybag to admire dead patient’s genitals: Report
Five nurses in Denver, Colorado, were suspended for allegedly opening a body bag to view a deceased patient’s genitals. On Tuesday, Denver Health Medical Center spokesman Josh Rasmussen confirmed to KMGH that five nurses were suspended in May for three weeks. A tip to the local station alleged that the nurses praised the size of …
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September 6, 2017
Jilted husband sues doctor for ‘stealing his wife’s love’
By EMERY P. DALESIO, Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A jilted husband’s lawsuit against a doctor accused of stealing his wife’s love can proceed after a North Carolina appeals court ruled Tuesday that the husband can continue suing the spouse’s lover, seeking damages. The state Court of Appeals decision resurrects a lawsuit that a …
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August 12, 2017
Nurse allegedly molests two female patients during colonoscopy exams on same day
Police have arrested a nurse for allegedly molesting two patients on the same day at a Brooklyn clinic, the New York Post reports. Joseph Selmen, 31, is accused of violating the women while he performed colonoscopy exams in July at the Brooklyn Surgery Center in Bensonhurst, court records show. He was arrested Aug. 6 on …