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🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Acquittal by Clemency: Understand the Jury's Decision to Acquit Fake Doctor for Practicing Without a Degree

A jury in Sorocaba, Brazil, acquitted a fake doctor of charges related to practicing medicine without a degree and document forgery based on clemency, despite his confession.

Feb 27 • 18:01 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Fake doctor who faked his own death is acquitted of killing patient in Sorocaba

Fernando Henrique Dardis was acquitted of the murder of a patient, despite having previously faked his own death to escape justice.

Feb 26 • 23:48 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Fake doctor who faked his own death goes to trial for the death of a patient in Sorocaba

Fernando Henrique Dardis, a fake doctor, is on trial for the murder of patient Helena Rodrigues, after having previously faked his own death to escape legal consequences.

Feb 26 • 11:01 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Doctor whose CRM was used by false professional in Alumínio works more than 100 km from where suspect acted: 'I feel outrage'

A doctor’s credentials were misused by a fake professional in Alumínio, causing the doctor to express outrage and take legal action.

Feb 22 • 11:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Italian and surgeon: learn who was the owner of the CRM used by the false doctor arrested on the coast of SP

Enrico Di Vaio, the legitimate owner of a medical CRM misused by a fake doctor, died at 54, raising concerns about identity theft cases in the medical field.

Feb 22 • 09:12 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Owner of the CRM used by fake doctor arrested in the coastal region of SP dies during investigations; understand

Enrico Di Vaio, the legitimate owner of the CRM used by fake doctor Wellington Mazini, has died in Santos, Brazil, as investigations into the fraudulent medical activities continue.

Feb 21 • 09:13 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Women subjected to intimate exams by fake doctor report lack of training and rudeness

Women in Brazil have come forward with complaints about a fake doctor who performed intimate exams, alleging poor treatment and unruly behavior.

Feb 16 • 09:24 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

A Fake Doctor Rages in Kaunas: Has No Licenses but Deceived Even Professors

A woman in Kaunas is posing as a health expert, claiming to treat severe illnesses without holding any medical licenses and has even deceived professional doctors.

Feb 14 • 12:20 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Women subjected to intimate examination by fake doctor demand R$ 250,000 in compensation

Five women in Brazil are seeking R$ 250,000 in damages after a fraudulent doctor performed vaginal ultrasounds on them.

Feb 12 • 08:18 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Fake Hair, Glasses, and the Web of Blackmail... Arrest of a Doctor Extorting Money

A notorious blackmailer has been arrested in Jaipur for extorting around 10 lakh rupees from an NIA scholar doctor by threatening to leak obscene videos.

Feb 11 • 17:09 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
Crime & Justice

The fake doctor who saved lives in a war and was an expert at faking professions

Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., who posed as a doctor aboard the HMCS Cayuga during the Korean War, managed to save lives despite having no medical training.

Feb 11 • 08:12 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

Investigation of a fake doctor who performed hundreds of illegal aesthetic treatments in Valencia

A woman posing as a doctor has been investigated for conducting illegal aesthetic treatments in Valencia, Spain, without proper qualifications.

Feb 7 • 10:00 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Fake doctor allegedly leaves Massachusetts woman with permanent scars after botched eyelid surgery

A Massachusetts woman suffered permanent scarring due to a botched eyelid surgery performed by an unlicensed individual posing as a doctor.

Feb 4 • 23:40 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
Crime & Justice

An elderly woman gave 10,000 euros for an emergency surgery of a family member, only to realize what had happened

A 98-year-old woman from Dubrovnik fell victim to a fraud where a 58-year-old man from Montenegro posed as a doctor to extract money for a fake emergency surgery of her family member.

Feb 4 • 13:52 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
Crime & Justice

Arrested fake doctor who took 10,000 euros from a 98-year-old woman in Dubrovnik, found at the border crossing

A 58-year-old Montenegrin man has been arrested for defrauding a 98-year-old woman in Dubrovnik out of 10,000 euros by falsely posing as a doctor and misrepresenting a family member's accident.

Feb 4 • 10:29 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Crime & Justice

Detained for the second time in Burgos, a fake doctor and her son for prescribing without a license and inventing therapies

A fake doctor, her son, and her former partner have been arrested in Burgos for the second time for illegally prescribing treatments and creating false therapies for at least ten victims with health issues.

Jan 16 • 10:10 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
Crime & Justice

Fake doctor and fake surgeries: older citizens defrauded for over 240 thousand euros

A 40-year-old Ukrainian woman has been arrested for allegedly committing 16 fraud offenses, defrauding Croatian citizens born between 1935 and 1960 of over 240,000 euros from August last year to January 7 this year.

Jan 9 • 13:13 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Life & Tech

IT Security Vulnerability in Medicine: When the Doctor's Email Does Not Come from the Doctor

German medical practices and clinics have experienced significant security vulnerabilities in their email systems, allowing cyber attackers to create fake email addresses that impersonate doctors, as revealed by IT security researcher Christoph Saatjohann.

Dec 27 • 09:55 UTC

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