by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 17, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
We are continuing our discussion of a case from outside of North Carolina that involves patient safety and racketeering insurance fraud. The three defendants — a doctor and two of his nurse anesthetists — now face second-degree murder charges. Prosecutors... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 15, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
An unusual case from 2010 is back in the news. The defendant is a 62-year-old doctor who ran a number of endoscopy clinics. Two years ago, a grand jury handed up a 28-count indictment charging the doctor and two of his nurse anesthetists with racketeering insurance... by Michelle Sparrow | Jul 27, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
A sweeping dragnet by the U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of North Carolina together with local police resulted in a total of 152 arrests July 17-19. The officers were armed with 202 warrants, and the arrests were for offenses ranging from robbery to drug and... by Michelle Sparrow | Apr 27, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
A federal court has sanctioned Merck & Co. Inc. with a $321.6 million fine for its improper off-label marketing of its drug Vioxx. This fine settles criminal charges and will be shared by the federal government and 44 states, including North Carolina. The...