Las Vegas man accused of practicing medicine without license indicted (NV)
Posted June 16, 2016 - 1:06pm
Updated June 16, 2016 - 1:11pm
By DAVID FERRARA
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
An alleged phony doctor accused of threatening lives by performing sham medical procedures without a license has been indicted on more than two dozen charges, including sexual assault and child abuse, prosecutors said Thursday ...
Van Thiel, who had upward of 80 patients, had persuaded a 31-year-old man diagnosed with AIDS to stop taking anti-viral medication. DiGiacomo added that “three or four” other patients of Van Thiel have died.
In the latest indictment, Van Thiel, who prosecutors say espouses the beliefs of the anti-government “sovereign citizen” movement, faces two counts of sexual assault, and one count of child abuse, neglect or endangerment. He also was indicted on 17 counts of engage as physician, physician assistant, perfusionist or practitioner of respiratory care without valid license or with fraudulently obtained license, not resulting in substantial bodily harm. Prosecutors are also pursing two counts of the same charge resulting in substantial bodily harm, along with two counts of performance of health care procedure without license, resulting in substantial bodily harm ...
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