Doc Admits Owning Explosives; Doc Says He Was Fired for Sounding Alarm on Procedures

Ohio doctor Steven Werling, DO, admitted to owning improvised explosive devices, and could face up to 2 years in prison. (WHIO)

Three years before William Zientek shot and killed Olga Duchon, MD, outside of his home, she filed for an order of protection against him, saying she feared for her life. (NBC Chicago)

Michigan cardiologist Daniel West, MD, alleged in a new lawsuit that he was fired for raising concerns about unnecessary procedures. West claimed a fellow doctor misinterpreted test results for years so patients could get a specific type of pacemaker that they didn’t need. (FOX 17)

Jay Berger, MD, the retired ophthalmologist accused in the Atlanta Four Seasons shooting, was granted a bond of $101,000. (FOX 5)

Thomas Shaknovsky, DO, the Florida doctor accused of removing a patient’s liver instead of his spleen, had his medical license revoked in Alabama. His Florida license was previously suspended. (AL.com)

New York pediatrician Sam Leuzzi, MD, will pay a $300 fine for his role in a hit-and-run crash involving a dad and his 6-year-old daughter. He’ll also have to perform 100 hours of community service. (SILive.com)

The co-founder of a healthcare-sharing ministry was sentenced to 12 years in prison for fraud. (Becker’s Hospital Review)

Lawyers for James Toliver Craig, the Colorado dentist accused of poisoning his wife’s protein shakes, withdrew from his case. Craig faces new charges including solicitation to commit murder in the first degree. (People)

A Florida dentist pleaded guilty to sending threats to multiple people including an election official, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Ohio physician Hang Yin, MD, was sentenced to a 30-day suspended jail sentence, fined $250, and will have to serve a year of probation after being arrested for responding to an online ad to pay $100 for sex acts. (FOX 8)

California pain medicine physician Amitabh Goswami, DO, will pay $835,000 to settle allegations that he received kickbacks in exchange for directing prescriptions to a specific group of mail-order pharmacies, according to federal prosecutors. A podiatrist will pay $1.6 million to settle similar claims.