Doctor pays $40,000 fine for dumping 1,600 patients' medical records

The one thing we also preach at A Plus Paper Shredding is Privacy, Privacy, Privacy. It is so easy to have your identity stolen, and there's absolutely no reason to make it any easier for the criminals.

Here's an unfortunate story of a doctor who has made it easy for thieves to steal his patient's identity.

Doctor pays $40,000 fine for dumping 1,600 patients' medical records

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A Charlotte doctor was forced to pay a hefty fine for dumping his patients' financial and medical information in the summer of 2010.

WBTV first covered the story about Dr. Ervin Batchelor of the Carolina Center for Development and Rehabilitation in mid-June 2010. Now, Dr. Batchelor has paid $40,000 as a fine, according to a statement released by the NC Attorney General's Office.

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