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Dock sheltering undocumented workers; Doc gets life in prison for sexual assault

New Jersey rheumatologist Dr. Harsha Sahni was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for housing undocumented workers from India. (Asbury Park Press)

Colorado cardiologist Stephen Matthews, MD, was sentenced to 158 years in prison for drugging women he met on dating apps and then sexually assaulting them. (CBS News)

Michigan physician Naveed Aslam, MD, was indicted for allegedly selling more than $17 million in cancer drugs, according to federal prosecutors.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has a second doctor sued for allegedly providing transgender care to minors following a state ban on such care that went into effect last year. (NBC News)

A jury awarded a family from Iowa $1.65 million in a wrongful death lawsuit after finding Michelle Sprengelmeyer, MD, failed to properly treat the patient’s delayed infection. (Iowa news now)

A lawsuit supports Hackensack University Medical Center moved the remains of a stillborn child and later performed an unauthorized autopsy. (NJ.com)

Massachusetts physician Bradford Ferrick, MD, and his father face off allegations of child pornography. Ferrick was arrested on federal charges last year after hidden cameras implicated in thousands of child sex abuse images were seized from his homes. (NBC Boston)

Texas nurse practitioner Ali Ahtesham was arrested for allegedly groping a patient during a meeting. (KFOX14)

California physician Janette Gray, MD, and her practice, which billed itself as an “alternative,” “integrative” and “holistic” clinic, have agreed to pay $3.8 million to settle allegations that they billed public insurers for services that were not covered according to federal prosecutors.

New Jersey physician Brian Sokalsky, DO, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for writing fraudulent prescriptions for kickbacks. (NJ.com)

The American Medical Association (AMA) and the Illinois State Medical Society sued MultiPlan, alleging that the firm engaged in a price-fixing scheme that forced doctors to accept denied payments for out-of-network services. according to an AMA press release.

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    Christina Fiore leads MedPage’s enterprise and investigative reporting team. She has been a medical journalist for more than a decade and her work has been recognized by Barlett & Steele, AHCJ, SABEW and others. Send story tips to [email protected]. Follow