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• Ex-pharmaceutical executive gets 66 months in prison for role in opioid epidemic

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  Court documents say John Kapoor personally approved bribes for doctors who abusively prescribed opioids

• Paramedic who claimed harassment is under investigation for 2 patient deaths

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  According to a memo by the supervisor he claimed harassed him, the medic broke Florida law in five cases, two of which resulted in death

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• Ex-fiscal chief alleges Medicare fraud at Mass. ambulance service

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  The former official is suing the ambulance company, claiming he was fired for raising concerns about improper Medicare billing

• NY woman pleads guilty to $5,000 theft from ambulance service

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  The service's former business manager used ambulance funds to pay personal bills

• Cleveland EMS union battle puts mental health in spotlight

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  Cleveland EMS providers are protesting the city's repeated legal challenges to a contract that would provide paid leave and treatment for PTSD

• Second ambulance company sued in EMT sexual assault case

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  The family of a 15-year-old victim says the assaults committed by former EMT David Carpio could have been prevented

• Former firefighter-paramedic files claim alleging gender discrimination

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  The former fire rescue employee's wrongful termination claim alleges she was unfairly singled out for her gender and social media use

• Ga. ambulance company pays $65K HIPAA settlement

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  The settlement stems from a 2012 incident of an unencrypted laptop falling from the back of an ambulance

• Paramedic accused of poisoning wife with eye drops

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  Joshua Lee Hunsucker is accused of killing his wife in order to collect her life insurance

• Calif. ambulance service protests city's selection of foreign rival

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  AMR's lawyer sent a letter to the city council referencing the "spotty track record" of Falck of Copenhagen, Denmark, as unsuitable for San Diego

• Former EMS leader sues city after being fired for tweets

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  The former St. Croix EMS interim director is alleging due process violations in his 2018 firing

• NY town paramedic pleads guilty to stealing drugs from drop-off box

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  Jon Cinelli, 52, admitted to stealing the drugs from a police department box while working as a paramedic for the town

• Ohio paramedic charged with stealing narcotics from county jail

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  The paramedic reportedly admitted to stealing six oxycodone pills while at work

• Former Oklahoma City paramedic sentenced in drug tampering case

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  Colin Andrew Davis was sentenced to six months in prison for tampering with fentanyl and ketamine vials

• Fired Ga. police sergeant accused of killing paramedic seeks trial venue change

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  Lawyers for William Talley argue he cannot get a fair trial in Muscogee County due to the publicity and outrage surrounding the case

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