Investigators from the Medical Board of California’s (MBC) Prescription Drug Strike Force arrested two physicians last week for allegedly prescribing controlled substances without a legitimate purpose. On August 27, 2013, investigators, along with the Redding Police Department, arrested Dr. James Gregory White at the North Valley Medical Corporation. Dr. White’s physician assistant, Cheri Houghland, was […]
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CSLEA Meets With DOJ To Discuss Possible Medical Board of California Transition
On July 24, 2013, representatives of the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) met to begin discussions in anticipation of the passage of SB 304, a bill that would alter how the Medical Board of California investigates and prosecutes violations of State law committed by physicians. The current system […]
Moreno Valley Man Arrested For Practicing Medicine Without a License
MORENO VALLEY — How do you know if a doctor is real or not? If you are an investigator with the Medical Board of California, you go undercover and check things out for yourself. That type of undercover work resulted in the arrest of Santiago Alvarez on June 20, 2013. Alvarez is charged with practicing medicine […]
State Medical Board Investigators: Rocklin Doctor Arrested
Several state and local agencies have been involved in investigations surrounding a Rocklin doctor who was arrested Friday, March 15, including our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are investigators with the Medical Board of California. “Medical Board investigators were involved in the investigation that led to this doctor’s arrest,” said CSLEA President […]
State Investigation: L-A Doctor Arrested For Sexual Battery
No one wants a doctor acting inappropriately or against the law when he is examining a patient and that is where our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are investigators with the Medical Board of California step in. Investigators with the Board’s Operation Safe Medicine, along with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) […]
