California Professional License Defense Blog
California criminal fraud cases and other news related to physicians fighting discipline by the California medical board.
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Recent Posts from California Professional License Defense Blog
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Orange County Physician Surrenders License in Fraud Case
The California Medical Board reported Dr. Paul Lessler, 70 surrendered his California medical license after pleading guilty to Medicare fraud. Dr. Lessler, of Newport Beach operated a medical clinic, University Pain Specialists, where he hired…
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Upland Doctor Arrested for Smuggling Drugs
Vinod Patwardhan, an Upland doctor was charged with allegedly smuggling unapproved drugs into the United States from India. Dr. Patwardhan is a board certified physician who specializes in oncology and hematology. His hospital privileges include…
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Los Angeles Physician Arrested on Sex Charges
Dr. Kevin Brown was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department on accusations that he molested eight patients, one of them being 15. Dr. Brown was arrested July 8, 2008 and was charged with sexual…
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Anaheim Gynecologist Convicted of Child Molestation
Dr. Anthony Lee, 64 of Villa Park, an exclusive Orange County neighborhood pleaded guilty to felony charges including sexual battery by fraud, first-degree residential burglary and lewd acts on a minor. Dr. Lee who had…
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Brentwood Physician Charged with Two Felony Counts of Reckless Driving
Dr. Christopher Thompson, a Brentwood doctor was charged with abruptly stopping his car in front of two cyclist, in what might have been a road rage incident. Dr. Thompson has previously been investigated for a…
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Orange County Attorney and Accountant Indicted on $154 Million Surgery Center Scam
Roy Chester Dickson of Yorba Linda, California was indicted by the Orange County Grand Jury on 106 felony counts including money laundering, grand theft, insurance fraud and making false or fraudulent claims. Dickson, an attorney…
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California Medical Board Seeks to Take Action Against Surgeon
San Francisco transplant surgeon Dr. Hootan Roozrokh is being accused by the California Medical Board of administering large quantities of pain medicine to a prospective organ donor. The allegations stem from the death of 25-year-old…
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Brown Announces 24 Year Sentence In $7 Million San Diego Mortgage Scam
Theodore Swain, 60 was sentenced to 24 years in state prison for stealing $7 million dollars in a Ponzi scheme bilking 100 investors in Southern California. In addition to his prison sentence, Mr. Swain was…
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California Cracking Down on Prescription Drug Abuse
California Attorney General Edmund Brown announced that the state of California was going to create an online database to track prescription drug history in an effort to curb abuse by drug dealers and people who…
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Southern California Criminal Defense and Professional License Defense Firm
Our Orange County, CA law firm handles both criminal defense and professional license defense cases. What makes sense about hiring a firm such as ours is the ability of a criminal defense firm to promote…