News Release — June 1, 2007

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June 1, 2007

Medical Board of California revokes license of Wilton physician

SACRAMENTO—Following his second felony fraud conviction in a 10-year period, the Medical Board of California has revoked the medical license of Wilton physician Roscoe Bernard Martin effective May 31, 2007. Medical Board Executive Director Dave Thornton stated, "The mission of the Medical Board is to protect healthcare consumers. We work diligently to achieve our mission by vigorously enforcing the Medical Practice Act."

Martin's first criminal conviction came on October 21, 1996, in the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, where he was found guilty of violating Insurance Code section 1871.4(a)(2) (fraudulent compensation claim), a misdemeanor and a crime of moral turpitude in violation of Business and Professions Code sections 2234(e), 2261, and 2236 (dishonesty, false document related to medical practice, and conviction of a crime). Martin had assisted a patient in fraudulently applying for worker's compensation benefits for an injury which had actually occurred many months prior and was, in fact, not employment related. Martin submitted false documentation to the State Compensation Insurance Fund for the patient. In response to this conviction, the Medical Board placed Martin's license on probation for three years with terms and conditions. Martin then failed to fully comply with the terms of his probation, and on November 2, 1998, the board extended his probation for five years. Martin successfully completed probation on November 3, 2003.

In his most recent conviction, on June 26, 2006, Martin pled nolo contendere in the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, Case No. 05F08516, to violating Penal Code section 118(a) (perjury), and Penal Code section 550(a)(5) (fraudulent claim). Both charges are felonies and crimes of moral turpitude substantially related to the qualifications, functions or duties of a physician and surgeon. The court sentenced Martin to 210 days in county jail and three years' probation. Pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 2236.1, the Medical Board had automatically suspended Martin's medical license based on his incarceration, and filed an accusation charging Martin with unprofessional conduct (conviction of a crime substantially related to the practice of medicine). Following an administrative hearing in which Martin was represented by an attorney, the Medical Board revoked his license.

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The mission of the Medical Board is to protect healthcare consumers through the proper licensing and regulation of physicians and surgeons and certain allied healthcare professions and through the vigorous, objective enforcement of the Medical Practice Act.

If you have a question or complaint about the healthcare you are receiving, the board encourages you to visit its Web site at www.mbc.ca.gov or for questions call the Consumer Information Line at (916) 263-2382, or with complaints call (800) 633-2322.

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