This Doctor Diagnosed Healthy People With Cancer Just For Making Money

Medical is a profession which is considered very noble and respected worldwide. People have no option but to rely on their doctors for medical treatment and keeping them healthy. People also expect that their doctors should give proper treatment and that is why there is respect for the doctors. But, there are instances where doctors are maligning this noble profession by going for unethical practices. Apparently, many doctors are now giving more impetus on profits than ethical practices.

One of the instances where doctors are going for unethical practices has surfaced recently. Some doctors are now confessing to intentionally diagnosing healthy people with cancer to make money. One of the reasons why doctors are falsely diagnosing healthy people with cancer is that they make a lot of profit through treatments such as chemotherapy.

1 Dr. Farid Fata confesses to diagnosing healthy people with cancer

Dr. Farid Fata who practices in Michigan has recently confessed to diagnosing healthy people with cancer in order to make money. Dr Fata admitted in court that he intentionally and wrongfully diagnosed healthy patients with cancer. He also confessed about dragging healthy people into chemotherapy and giving drugs just for the sake of making profit. 

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2 Dr. Farid Fata confessed his offense in court

After Dr. Fata’s confession in court, his patients were shell-shocked. Generally, people trust their doctors and such a confession shook them from inside. No one had ever thought that doctor will play with their sentiments and diagnose them with a disease which they never had. And, more so, he diagnosed them with that deadly disease of cancer just to make profit. People were surprised for the audacity of doctor to falsely diagnose and then prescribed chemotherapy and other drugs for making money. Many of the sufferers called this kind of act unconscionable. 

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3 Dr. Farid Fata arrested in 2013 and government seized his assets

Dr Fata was arrested in 2013 for his offense and the Federal government seized many of his assets set up an $11.9-million restitution fund, which was created to help Fata's victims recover medical costs and other expenses. In total, the government had seized $13 million in total assets from Fata. $1.1 million was paid to the whistle-blower in the case. The office of US attorneys said that the victims can seek reimbursement from the restitution fund.