“He had that “Fata look” – smug”, Steven Skrzypczak, 68, told NBC News. On cross-examination by defense attorney Mark Kriger, Steensma acknowledged documents from a dentist indicating Sobieray had longstanding dental problems, but he said he’d defer to a specialist to say whether there was a correlation.
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Fata has pleaded guilty to fraud, money laundering and conspiracy.
DETROIT >> After four days of preliminary matters, an Oakland Township oncologist convicted of Medicare fraud will learn his fate on Friday.
Other former patients on Tuesday called him “evil monster” and referred to him as “Mr. Fata”, saying he no longer deserves the title of “doctor”. The government says he put patients through grueling treatments that weren’t necessary, simply to milk millions of dollars from insurance companies. McQuade said it was the most egregious case of health-care fraud she’d ever seen.
“I promise I only used G-rated words in my notes”, he said near the start of his testimony Wednesday morning. This week, victims and survivors of his greedy crime have an opportunity to share their stories with the judge who will be sentencing Fata.
Dr. Fata now facing a possible life in prison sentence.
The doctor, who lived in Michigan with his wife Samar and their three children, had allegedly prescribed over 9,000 unnecessary injections and infusions to more than 500 patients over a six-year span and received $62 million from Medicare; he billed for more than $150 million.
Earlier Thursday, three people praised Fatas compassion and care during his treatment of them. He had operated oncology centers in Clarkston, Bloomfield Hills, Lapeer, Sterling Heights, Troy and Oak Park.
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McQuade’s office asked for a 175-year sentence, while Fata’s lawyers argued for a much shorter, 25-year sentence.
