Orange County Criminal Lawyer Blog

Orange County - Dr. Steven Kooshian was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for not giving his patients the correct dosage of their medication. Kooshian is a well know AIDs doctor in Orange County and runs many clinics. He pled guilty to two counts of health care fraud and two counts of making false statements relating to health-care matters. Kooshian would purposely prescribe or administer a lower dosage of the patients AIDs medication.

Kooshian's assistant Virgil Opinion, was the person that had started this investigation. He had been Kooshian'd assistant for more that 10 years. He terminated his employment with the doctor and then went to the press with the information. He told the police that his conscience had been killing him. He pled guilty to being an accessory to the crime and will serve three years probation and is ordered to pay restitution jointly with Kooshain.

According to Orange County criminal attorney and professional license defense attorney, Los Angeles Medical fraud defense attorney, Michael Guisti, that under the California Insurance Code Section 1871.4 and California Penal Code Section 550, a person who is charged with healthcare fraud in a situation when he / she makes a false statement to obtain or deny insurance benefits while claiming for insurance. the person could also be charged with penal code section 118 together as the insurance claim is based on false statement.

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Santa Ana, Orange County - A Costa Mesa dentist that killed three patients in his dental chair wants to be paroled. Protopappas is currently serving for three counts of second-degree murder. His patients died while sitting in his dentist chair after receiving an overdose of anesthesia. Protopappas in past years stated that he was not responsible for the death of the three victims. The Board of Prison Terms claims that Protopappas does not demonstrate an understanding of what he had done, and is therefore in ineligible for parole. However, Protopappas says that he understands what he has done and is no longer a danger.

A Santa Ana criminal attorney is filing an appeal in Orange County court system stating that the parole board has violated Protopappas's due proves rights. His Orange County criminal defense attorney says that the parole was wrong in using Protopappas insight in to the murders as a gauge for parole and that he knows has remorse. He also claims that he can no longer be a danger because he will no longer be a dentist.

Under California Law, Second -degree murder can be defined in California Penal Code 187 as the unlawful killing of a human being, or a fetus, with malice aforethought. Murder is considered as one of the most serious crimes among all crimes. In California the punishment for murder is very harsh. If found guilty of murder, you could face life in prison with out parole. Orange County criminal defense attorney Michael Guisti has noted in this case that a professional, such as a doctor, a physician, a surgeon, a therapist or any medical health care professional, who is convicted of murder, first degree murder, second degree murder, attempted murder, could you get life in prison, and the defendant could also lose his professional license. If you or someone you know is facing murder charges or under investigation for murder, it is imperative to retain an experienced Southern California criminal lawyer immediately to protect your rights.

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Orange County - According to Orange County Register, a man who illegally practiced medicine, distributed unapproved drugs, and ran an unauthorized HMO was sentenced today to five years of probation and 270 days in jail.

Daryn Wayne Peterson plead guilty to several charges including: one felony count each of the unauthorized practice of medicine, operating a health care service plan without a license, offering an unapproved drug for cancer treatment, and one misdemeanor count of selling misbranded food.

Not only did Peterson practiced medicine without a license, but also claimed to have obtained his PhD from "Canterbury University." However, investigators found out anyone can get a "degree" from "Canterbury University" for $180 from an internet website. Peterson illegally ran an HMO under "National Health Care Organization," which claimed "doctors" can cure cancer patient without surgery. These "doctors" were not licensed to practice medicine in California.

The practicing of medicine without a license or nursing without a license is also known as the unauthorized practice of medicine. Practicing medicine without a license can include the examples such as: claiming to be a doctor without a license, using the letters "M.D." or "D.O.", prescribing medication to a person without a license, providing medical treatments without a license, etc.

Medical doctors who practice medicine outside of their scope of license are also considered as an unauthorized practice of medicine. The same goes for doctors who had their medical license revoked but continues to practice medicine.

Orange County criminal attorney and Los Angeles professional license defense lawyer, Michael Guisti, recently discussed about this case in an interview. He commented that unlawful practice medicine in California, whether in Orange County, Los Angeles, San Diego, Newport Beach, Irvine, Beverly Hills, can be charged by Business & Professions Code section 2052(a), grand theft by deception (Penal Code section 487(a), or perjury (Penal Code section 118(a), all of them are considered as felonies.

Under California law, practicing medicine without a license is a serious crime and can be punished by jail and prison sentences, fines, community service, and parole. In addition, practicing medicine without a license can result in civil action. The victims can institute a civil lawsuit against the person pretending to be a doctor for assault, battery, emotional distress, etc.

If you have been charged with unauthorized practice of medicine, whether you are a doctor, physician, a surgeon, a doctor, a nurse or a medical health care professional, it is imperative to retain an experienced criminal defense attorney and professional license defense attorney immediately.

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SANTA ANA - An Orange County unauthorized trader, Paul Abad, was arrested Tuesday for fraud and theft crimes by stealing over $1.14 million through his investment scheme.

Abad started his investment scheme in 2001. The victims are Orange County investors. Even though Abad is not licensed to sell securities for anyone, he lied to clients that he was licensed trader. He took out investors' money for paying his own expenses. He is facing felony charges for grand theft and fraud from investors.

White collar crime is one of the most aggressively prosecuted crimes in both state and federal level. Being arrested for white collar crime is a very devastating experience. The punishment and the consequences are serious. The punishment for white collar crimes including, prison time, substantial fines and criminal records. It usually is charged with felony charges, depending on the seriousness of the charge.

If you or someone you care have been charged with or been investigated white collar crimes, it is imperative to hire an experienced Southern California White Collar Crime defense attorney or Criminal Defense lawyer immediately to fight for your rights and freedom.

Our white collar crime lawyers aggressively defend our clients charged with or being investigated for a white collar crime. The most common white collar crimes charges we handle including: Bank Fraud; Healthcare Fraud, Medical Fraud, Insurance Fraud, Real Estate Fraud, Embezzlement, Investment Advisory Fraud, Stock Market Irregularities, Credit Card Fraud.

As a professional, being accused of crimes is the most stressful and humiliating experience in life. Whether you are a doctor, an Attorney, a CPA, an investment banker or a corporate executive, when a professional has been charged with white collar crimes, he / she is most worried about is that they could loss everything, their success, money, reputation, professional business license and future.

The truth is that white collar crimes are very serious charge and can have a huge impact on your life. However, it is going to be a big difference if you have an experienced and skilled Professional License defense lawyer from Law Offices of Michael L. Guisti stand by your side. Our Orange County business crime defense lawyers will do all we can to protect your rights and keep you out of jail.

Our Southern California Professional License defense attorney Michael Guisti has extensive knowledge of California law and the legal system. Over the years, our Southern California criminal defense attorneys have built great relationships with judges and prosecutors in Orange County, Los Angeles, San Diego and throughout Southern California.

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Orange County, California - Several people of Orange County have been arrested for Medicare fraud through fake billings for medical supplies. They fraudulently claimed $26 million from the federal insurance program.

Michael Martinez, of Long Beach and 6 others were arrested Oct. 21, is charged with health care fraud and for making false statements to the government. If convicted, he is facing 75 years in federal prison.

Health Care Fraud or medicare fraud is a serious charge, and it can be charged with Felony.depending on the seriousness of the case. Under the California law, Insurance Code Section 1871.4, Penal Code Section 118 and Penal Code Section 550, health care fraud is defined as claiming insurance with false statement to obtain insurance benefits. Health care fraud is one of the most aggressively prosecuted crimes.

The Medical Fraud or health care fraud is a very serious crime, and the punishment is harsh. If convicted, it could have a very strong impact on your life and future.

Whether you are a doctor, physician or health care provider, if you or someone you know have been arrested or investigated for medical fraud or health care fraud, it is crutial to hire an experience Southern California Healthcare Fraud Defense Attorney to defend you.

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SANTA ANA, Orange County - An Orange County doctor at Kaiser Hospital was charged with sexually assaulting a female patient of him when he was examing her. The victim sued him for sexual assault and sued the hospital for failing to fire the doctor despite previous sexual assault complaints.

The accused orange county doctor, David Hung Do, of Garden Grove, was a part-time physician. He had previous sexual assault in 2007 and 2008, and was terminated from Kaiser in December2008 after the arrest.

The victim, Jessica Moran, of Orange County, accused Do of sexual assault in Orange County when performing medical exams.

Moran went to Anaheim Kaiser Hospital in Jun 2008 to treat neck injury from a car crash. Do inappropriately touched her breasts during the exam.

Moran confronted Do, and he denied the act. She later called police. Moran was told by an investigator that Do had sexual assault compliant before and both patients called Kaiser to report the incident.

The lawsuit, filed by Santa Ana attorney, sues both Orange County Kaiser and the alleged doctor on the grounds of professional negligence, sexual assault, medical battery, negligent supervision and sexual harassment. It alleges the victim Moran suffered emotion distress from the assault.

Sexual Assault or sexual battery is defined as touching another person in a sexual way and the other person doesn't want it. Sex crimes or Sexual assault crimes can vary from misdemeanor to felony offenses. Individuals who have been charged with the sexual assault offenses usually often would like to keep their case confidential and private.

If you have been accused of a sex crime or sexual assault, you need to consult an experienced sex crimes attorney immediately.

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