‘Live Blood Analysis’ Arrest; Nurse Impostor Rape Lawsuit; Medtronic Whistleblower

A Florida woman claiming to be a doctor and conducting “live blood analysis” was arrested and subsequently released on bond. Jaqlyn Michelle Tinaro, aka Jaqlyn Jacobs, faces four felony counts of unlicensed practice of a healthcare professional. (Miami Herald)

A woman in Kansas who said she was raped at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis by a man posing as a nursing student filed a lawsuit against the hospital accusing it of negligence. (Wichita Eagle)

Prosecutors in Florida are seeking the death penalty for Tomasz Kosowski, MD, who is accused of killing a lawyer and dumping his body in the Everglades. (AP)

A whistleblower has accused device maker Medtronic of bribing staff at a small Veterans Affairs hospital in Kansas to buy its devices instead of the competition and to “purchase grossly excessive inventory.” The products were later used in medically unnecessary procedures on veterans, according to alleged whistleblower Tom Schroeder, a former manager at competitor Becton Dickinson. The suit became public at the end of 2022 when the government decided not to intervene in the case. Medtronic has said the allegations are false. (CNBC)

Francis Lagattuta, MD, and his company Lags Medical will pay $11.4 million to settle allegations that he submitted millions in false claims to public payors for medically unnecessary skin biopsies, spinal cord stimulation surgeries, and urine drug testing, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California.

The jury in the trial of British nurse Lucy Letby, who is accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill 10 others, has retired to consider its verdict. (BBC)

It’s been a busy week regarding sexual assault in medicine. Larry Nassar, MD, the former sports medicine doctor who was convicted of sexually assaulting female athletes, was stabbed multiple times by another inmate at a federal prison in Florida. (AP)

The man who raped a 9-year-old Ohio girl whose case garnered national attention was sentenced to life in prison, though Gerson Fuentes can seek parole after 25 to 30 years. Indiana physician Caitlin Bernard, MD, performed an abortion on the girl, who traveled out-of-state because of Ohio’s “heartbeat” abortion ban. Bernard was recently reprimanded by Indiana’s medical board for allegedly revealing sensitive patient information. (AP via ABC News)

A California judge dismissed sexual assault charges against reality TV star Grant Robicheaux, MD, and his girlfriend. (FOX8)

The trial has started for Tony Klein, a former nurse for the Oregon department of corrections, who has been accused of sexually assaulting women in prison. (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Travel nurse Travis Harris was arrested in California on charges of sexually molesting a 16-year-old girl. (KSBW8)

New Jersey pulmonologist Cornelius Gallagher, MD, was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a child. (NJ.com)

Ohio doctor Mahmud Kara, MD, has been charged with rape and sexual battery for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman at his home in April. (Akron Beacon Journal)

California doctor Sam Sannoufi, MD, was arrested for the second time relating to allegations that he sexually assaulted multiple patients. Following his first arrest in June, he was released after paying his $1 million bail. (KTLA5)

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