A Texas doctor stands accused of fraud after allegedly misdiagnosing thousands of patients and prescribing chemotherapy and other toxic treatments to fund his lavish lifestyle.
For the last 18 years Dr. Jorge Zamora-Quezada has allegedly been treating patients for illnesses they did not have in a $240 million scheme that helped him purchase prime real estate in Mexico, Colorado and Texas, a Maserati and a $1 million jet, noted Houston's ABC13.
Investigators believe that Zamora-Quezada saw as many as 10,000 patients a year during the timeframe and are urging other victims to come forth and speak out against the doctor in a bid to get him behind bars.
"His patients trusted him and presumed his integrity; in return, he allegedly engaged in a scheme of false diagnoses and bogus courses of treatment and doled out prescriptions for unnecessary and harmful medications, all for his personal financial gain and with no regard for patient well-being," said C.J. Porter of the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General's Dallas Region, according to CNN.
Texas resident Maria Zapata, 70, was one of the thousands of patients allegedly misdiagnosed by Zamora-Quezada.
According to CNN, she began treatment for arthritis with the accused doctor five years ago, but it did not help and she was later told by other doctors concerned about the treatment that she did not have arthritis.
Zamora-Quezada was indicted on federal charges and a judge ruled Tuesday that he will remain in custody pending upcoming hearings, CBS 4 noted.
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