Veterans Affairs pathologist in Arkansas

Former V.A. Doctor Charged in Deaths of 3 Veterans

Prosecutors said that Robert Morris Levy was responsible for the deaths through incorrect and misleading diagnoses and that he had used a mind-altering substance while working.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/21/us/veterans-affairs-doctor-deaths-trial.html

Former V.A. Doctor Charged in Deaths of 3 Veterans

Prosecutors said that Robert Morris Levy was responsible for the deaths through incorrect and misleading diagnoses and that he had used a mind-altering substance while working.
Daniel Victor

By Daniel Victor

Aug. 21, 2019

The federal authorities have charged a Department of Veterans Affairs pathologist in Arkansas with three counts of involuntary manslaughter, accusing him of intentionally botching diagnoses, falsifying records to cover his tracks and working under the influence of an intoxicating substance.

The authorities said Tuesday that Robert Morris Levy, 53, was responsible for the deaths of three veterans through incorrect and misleading diagnoses, and, in two of the cases, for falsely reporting that a second opinion had confirmed his judgment. Prosecutors also said he concealed his use of a mind-altering substance while working, in defiance of his commitment to abstain from drugs after he was found to be drunk at work in 2016.