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Unlicensed Medical Practice: Fake Doctor Gets Charged in Leipzig

A 35-year-old individual in Leipzig has been charged by the local prosecutor's office on allegations of fraud, assault, and misusing titles, professional designations, and badges, among other offenses. He allegedly claimed to be a doctor with a doctorate between July 2020 and February 2021...

A doctor wears a stethoscope around his neck.
A doctor wears a stethoscope around his neck.

Prosecutorial office - Unlicensed Medical Practice: Fake Doctor Gets Charged in Leipzig

A man accused of being a fake doctor is said to have treated over 200 patients, provided sick notes and prescriptions, delivered medication in certain cases, and executed medical procedures, all as mentioned in the charges. Furthermore, he allegedly neglected to pay his suppliers and service providers, made orders with 27 different companies, and requested for services in order to establish a house doctor's practice in Leipzig. The losses from this fraud are estimated to be around 77,000 euros. This man is currently being held in prison for another case of fraud.

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  1. The indictment against the fake doctor in Leipzig, handed down by the Saxony public prosecutor's office, includes charges of unlicensed medical practice and bodily injury.
  2. The Leipzig public prosecutor's office is also investigating the fake doctor for not paying his suppliers and service providers, which is another count in the indictment.
  3. The accused in the unlicensed medical practice case is currently in prison, as he is also facing charges for another fraud case in Saxony.
  4. The Leipzig public prosecutor's office is not only seeking financial penalties for the fraud, but they are also pressing for the revocation of the fake doctor's license to practice medicine.

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