Services, Medical medical fraud alert

3 for April 16, 2001

Complaints.com received the following e-message on April 15, 2001:

From: The Researchers [Email User]

RE: medical fraud alert-please post

I would like to alert everyone in the New York City metro area to the

presence of a fraudulent alternative health care practitioner who uses

the name Dominique Richard. He is an uneducated French Canadian who emigrated

to the United States from Quebec as a rock musician in the 1970’s. The

only license he has ever held is as a hairdresser.

When he left music,

he reinvented himself as a famous French physician and homeopath and

son of the actress Jeanne Moreau. All claims are false. His true name

is believed to be Richard Gleeson, and he also impersonates a British

record producer named Steve Levine. He has been convicted on five counts

of practicing medicine without a license. A diagnosable sociopath and

professional con artist, he is extremely charming and convincing in his

portrayal of a physician.

He sells patients large volumes of liquid herbal

remedies as part of his therapeutic protocols. He loves playing doctor,

and performs many medical procedures such as phlebotomy and inserting

intravenous catheters. He performs acupuncture and will perform minor

surgical procedures if patients allow him. Anyone who has been defrauded

by him is urged to contact Email User or call

1- 917- 421-3901 x1384 and leave a voice message.