Ivan C Namihas

In his first appearance before a federal magistrate in Orange County, former Tustin gynecologist Ivan C. Namihas pleaded not guilty Monday to mail fraud for allegedly billing his patients for unnecessary tests and treatments. Flanked by his wife, Rebecca, and attorneys from California and Nevada, Namihas entered the plea before U.S. Magistrate Elgin Edwards in an arraignment that lasted less than one minute. Edwards set a trial date of Oct. 11 before U.S. District Court Judge Alicemarie H. Stotler.

In one of California's worst cases of patient abuse, a former Tustin gynecologist was sentenced Monday to two years in prison by a federal judge who reprimanded him for bringing "shame to a noble profession." Dr. Ivan C. Namihas, once the subject of the largest sexual abuse medical investigation in state history, was led out of the courtroom in handcuffs after he was also ordered to pay a $40,000 fine and $12,000 in restitution.

A federal judge told jurors to continue deliberations Monday after they announced they could reach a verdict on only one of 10 mail fraud counts against former Tustin gynecologist Ivan C. Namihas. The jury, which began deliberating Friday afternoon, told U.S. District Judge Linda H. McLaughlin on Monday afternoon that they were deadlocked on the other nine charges against the 62-year-old defendant. But after conferring with attorneys, McLaughlin ordered the panel back into deliberations.

Dr. Ivan Namihas, the former Tustin gynecologist who became the subject of the largest sexual abuse medical investigation in California history, was convicted Monday at his retrial on 15 counts of mail fraud. Jurors deliberated for five hours before agreeing that the 63-year-old doctor duped nine patients into believing that they had deadly diseases such as cancer and AIDS, and then used the mail to bill them and their insurance companies for unnecessary laser surgery.

In a setback for prosecutors of former Tustin gynecologist Ivan C. Namihas, a federal judge ruled Monday against permitting any evidence about alleged prior sexual misconduct by Namihas in his trial next week on 10 mail-fraud charges.

Federal prosecutors said Thursday that they will take former Tustin gynecologist Ivan C. Namihas to trial a second time on allegations that he defrauded patients by duping them into costly and unnecessary treatments. * Namihas' first trial on 10 counts of mail fraud ended in a mistrial Monday, with jurors split 10-2 in favor of conviction. Assistant U.S. Atty. Jonathan Shapiro said his office decided to retry Namihas after he talked with jurors and reviewed evidence in the case.

Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation of Ivan C. Namihas, the Tustin gynecologist who escaped state criminal charges in connection with more than 100 sexual abuse complaints by his patients. The U.S.

Dr. Ivan C. Namihas, accused of sexually molesting or improperly treating 160 of his patients, failed to honor a summons to appear in court Wednesday because he is helping to build houses for the poor in the Dominican Republic, his lawyer said. Superior Court Judge Francisco F. Firmat had said Tuesday that if Namihas, a Tustin gynecologist, did not appear Wednesday morning to testify in a malpractice case, he would issue a warrant for his arrest.

The county district attorney's office Wednesday announced as expected that it will not bring criminal sexual abuse charges against Tustin gynecologist Ivan C. Namihas, principally because of statute-of-limitations problems. Namihas, 59, had been accused by the California Medical Board of sexually abusing about 50 of his patients, starting as far back as 1982.

Dr. Ivan C. Namihas, a Tustin gynecologist accused of about 50 instances of alleged sexual abuse of his patients, effectively lost his medical license Tuesday when he did not appear in Los Angeles County Superior Court to defend himself. In a letter mailed to the court, Namihas' attorney said "unending publicity" about the case was one reason the 59-year-old doctor decided to "surrender his medical license" and forgo a defense in court. Dep. Atty. Gen.

Dr. Ivan Namihas, the former Tustin gynecologist who became the subject of the largest-ever sexual-abuse medical investigation in California history, was convicted Monday at his retrial on 15 counts of mail fraud. Jurors deliberated for five hours before agreeing that the 63-year-old doctor duped nine patients into believing they had deadly diseases, such as cancer and AIDS, then used the mails to bill them and their insurance companies for unnecessary laser surgery.

A federal grand jury has issued a new indictment against ex-Tustin gynecologist Ivan C. Namihas, charging him with five additional counts of mail fraud. The new indictment means that Namihas will face 15 counts of mail fraud at his retrial, which is scheduled for May, 1996. Namihas' first trial ended last March in a hung jury with jurors split 10 to 2 in favor of conviction. Assistant U.S. Atty.

A federal judge Monday denied a defense request to dismiss mail fraud charges against ex-Tustin gynecologist Ivan C. Namihas, setting the stage for his retrial Oct. 24. U.S. District Judge Linda H. McLaughlin said the government had sufficient grounds to retry Namihas on 10 counts of mail fraud.

A federal judge Monday set Oct. 24 as the date ex-Tustin gynecologist Ivan C. Namihas will be retried on mail fraud charges. U.S. District Judge Linda H. McLaughlin's decision came a week after Namihas' first trial on 10 counts of mail fraud ended in a hung jury, with jurors split 10 to 2 in favor of conviction.

Federal prosecutors said Thursday that they will take former Tustin gynecologist Ivan C. Namihas to trial a second time on allegations that he defrauded patients by duping them into costly and unnecessary treatments. * Namihas' first trial on 10 counts of mail fraud ended in a mistrial Monday, with jurors split 10-2 in favor of conviction. Assistant U.S. Atty. Jonathan Shapiro said his office decided to retry Namihas after he talked with jurors and reviewed evidence in the case.

The federal trial of ex-Tustin gynecologist Ivan C. Namihas ended in a hung jury Monday after emotionally exhausted jurors announced they could not reach a verdict on any of the 10 mail fraud charges against the doctor. The jury's announcement, which resulted in a mistrial, came on the seventh day of deliberations that several jurors later described as highly emotional and fraught with shouting and even threats.

A federal judge Monday denied a defense request to dismiss mail fraud charges against ex-Tustin gynecologist Ivan C. Namihas, setting the stage for his retrial Oct. 24. U.S. District Judge Linda H. McLaughlin said the government had sufficient grounds to retry Namihas on 10 counts of mail fraud.

A Tustin gynecologist accused of sexually molesting or improperly treating at least 140 patients over a 30-year period was ordered to stop practicing medicine Friday by a commissioner who concluded that he is a danger to the public. Orange County Superior Court Commissioner Eleanor M. Palk granted a temporary restraining order that shuts down Dr. Ivan C. Namihas' practice pending another hearing April 22.

The federal trial of ex-Tustin gynecologist Ivan C. Namihas ended in a hung jury Monday after emotionally exhausted jurors said they could not reach a verdict on any of the 10 mail fraud charges against him. The jury's announcement, which resulted in a mistrial, came on the seventh day of deliberations that several jurors later described as highly emotional and fraught with shouting and even threats.

A jury deliberating in the mail fraud trial of ex-Tustin gynecologist Ivan C. Namihas told a judge Wednesday that they were hopelessly deadlocked on nine of the 10 counts against the doctor. * But U.S. District Judge Linda H. McLaughlin ordered jurors to continue deliberating. She suggested that the jury review testimony from the two-week trial and offered to clarify any legal points.