Nurse Reports Doctor’s Bad Practices, Faces Charges
A Texas nurse who thought she was doing the right thing in reporting a doctor that was practicing bad medicine is now standing trial for “misuse of official information” and could face serious jail time. The prosecution claims that Anne Mitchell has a history of making “inflammatory comments” about Dr. Rolando G. Arafiles Jr.; Mitchell says that it is her obligation as a nurse to report Arafiles to the Texas Medical Board after she witnessed a pattern of “improper prescribing and surgical procedures.” Mitchell’s attorneys say she should be protected under state whistleblower laws.

