United States v. Shinderman

SELYA, Senior Circuit Judge.

The admonition “physician, heal thyself’ is a biblical proverb, Luke 4:23 (King James), suggesting that people should address their own failings. In the case at hand, this admonition has both literal and figurative application. The tale follows.

Mark S. Shinderman, M.D., is a physician specializing in psychiatry and the treatment of addiction. The federal government indicted him on a gallimaufry of criminal charges stemming from his unauthorized use of another doctor’s name and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration number. A jury convicted him on many…