. >> he had thrown dr. midei under the bust. >> the attorney for dr. midei says the answer to those questions are becoming more clear. now that his former employer, st. joseph medical center, just agreed to pay back the federal government 22 in dollars in medicaid and medicare funds to settle a lawsuit. the lawsuit alleges the hospital gave kickbacks to mid atlantic cardiovascular associates in exchange for referrals of patients who needed lucrative procedures. >> that had absolutely no connection to dr. midei in the performance of stents. >> dr. midei is accused of performing heart surgery's although there are not medically necessary. he is mentioned in the st. joseph suit, but did not have to pay. the settlement is the end of what began as a complaint from three whistleblowing cardiac surgeons who work for a competitor of midlantic cardiovascular associates. the whistle-blowers will now split $2.7 million from the settlement. >> when referrals are made based on the amount how much money is paid, not on the basis of getting you to the best position, th

the dr. midei denies wrongdoing saying he was following protocol. and he is suing the hospital for fraud, and emotional distress. >> marijuana bust in south baltimore. 400 plants and paraphernalia seized inside of a warehousetwo. men arrested and police had the warehouse under surveillance for weeks. >> police are looking for a suspected rapist. victim claims that she was walking near her apartment complex on zinc meadow drive when a man tack her. she told police that he was armed and wearing a red sweat shirt and sweat pants. the suspect is 6 feet tall and weighing about 250 pounds. >> bad day for more than 4000 people on a carnival cruise in the pacific ocean. a fire aboard of the splender caused it to lose power off the coast of mexico early yesterday morning. so it is stranded in the ocean. no air conditioning, no hot water. no way to cook food. no phone service. navy helicopters are shuttling in supplies like food to the ship. mexican tug boats working to bring it back to port. but that could take until late thursday. the good news, passengers

dr. mark midei we have introduced him to you before. he said last month he is fighting back. >> and i am confident in everything that i have done, everything decision i have made. >> dr. midei is co-founder of mid-atlantic cardiovascular associates in pikesville. he worked for 20 years at st. joe seven medical center in towson. prosecutors accused st. joe of paying mid-atlantic kickbacks in exchange for patient referrals for lucrative cardiovascular procedures. tom shavefy needed 1 and came out of surgery with two. >> it worries me whether i have a stent in me and i didn't need one. >> i can promise every one of my patients that what i did, was what i would want to myself, for anybody in my family, my mother, my father, they were treated appropriately, and with the highest regard for their well being. >> still, today, st. joe settled those allegations of kickbacks associated with the surgeries. agreeing to pay $22 million. the hospital fired midei, he fought back last month with a $60 million counter lawsuit. the doctor defending his me

dr. mark midei. he is a former st. joseph doctor and former partner of the mid- atlantic cardiovascular associates. several of his patients joined together to file a lawsuit against him in january. the suit expanded to include more than 100 patients. last month the doctor broke his silence, denying allegations. >> they were treated appropriately and with the highest regard for their well- being. i am confident in everything that i have done. >> his attorneys say the hospital was looking for a scapegoat as it tried to handle the series of problems, including a federal investigation into medicaid fraud. the doctor filed his own lawsuit against the hospital and its parent company, seeking $60 million in compensatory damages. that suit remains unsettled. we want to make it clear the hospital is admitting no liability, and says the settlement resolves an ongoing civil investigation. coverage continues online at wbaltv.com. >>> did ravens star ray rice use his status to avoid a ticket? that is what people are asking after a

dr. mark midei a one time partner with mid atlantic cardiovascular associates. >>> baltimore police say theydown what could be a fairly large marijuana ring. jesse did havey and vincent davis were arrested for growing, manufacturing, and intending to sell pot. in all, police seized about 400 starter plants. but it was what else they found inside the warehouse in the 4800 block of curtis avenue that has them thinking it could be a bigger case. they found grow lights and ventilation systems to conseattle odor and creative wiring to power the operation. police are interested in talking to the owner of the south baltimore building and have not ruled out it could be a fairly large operation. >>> tenments away from seven a woman sentenced to jail time for pretending to have cancer and scamming people out of money will spend more time behind bars. on top her 15-year sentence for the scam, dina leoni will spent spend an additional 6 years in prison for probation violation. she saved her -- shaved her head and told former classmates she was dying of stomach cancer. she has to repay more than $14,000