DC Doctor Charged!

DC's Attorney General, Linda Singer today announced her office has filed an 18-count criminal complaint against Dr. Charles Hall, a physician employed by the District of Columbia Department of Health.


In a press release issued a short time ago the government alleges that Hall worked for two separate government agencies at the same time...and getting paid separately by both DC agencies from 2004 to 2006. The defendant turned himself in today.


The release says Hall is a physician who works as a Medical Officer for the Addiction Prevention Recovery Administration (APRA), an agency of the D.C. Department of Health (DOH).



In 2006, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) received a complaint that Hall was simultaneously working for the Court Services and Offender Agency (CSOSA) during his regular APRA work hours.



Upon further investigation, OIG learned that Hall had a contract with CSOSA from 2004 to 2006 to manage and supervise a treatment clinic.



It is alleged that since APRA and CSOSA are located on the same grounds, Hall would report to work at APRA and then leave and go work at CSOSA during the day for between one to eight hours.



It is further alleged that Hall engaged in these activities from September 2004 until October of 2006, defrauding the District of Columbia of approximately $12,240.22. The Office of Attorney General charged Dr. Hall with 18 counts of False Representations.



We can assume Doctor Hall has been required to give up both jobs and part of any criminal proceeding will see the government seek to recover its losses. We'll keep you posred.