Detroit-Area Doctor Who Mistreated Many Will Appeal Sentence
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - A Detroit-area doctor who misled people into believing they had cancer says he'll appeal his 45-year prison sentence.
A brief notice was filed this week in Detroit federal court. In the months ahead, the case will be heard at an appeals court in Cincinnati.
Farid Fata pleaded guilty to fraud last September, admitting that many of the patients he treated didn't need the chemotherapy he ordered.
Fata was paid millions of dollars by insurance companies while poisoning more than 500 people through needless treatments that spoiled their health.
He was sentenced in July, months after pleading guilty.
Fata said he had a "self-destructive" thirst for power.
The government so far has recovered more than $13 million from the doctor. Victims will get a share.