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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Federal authorities hunted for nine suspects Friday amid an operation against dozens of "doctors" accused of obtaining their licenses through fraud — and the father of one of them allegedly threatened to kill anyone who cooperated with investigators.
Gilberto Rodriguez, who is himself a doctor, was jailed on a witness tampering charge. A notice taped to the door of his shuttered medical practice in a San Juan strip mall said he was away "on vacation" until Monday. The Caribbean territory's licensing board said states including Florida, New York and Texas recognize Puerto Rican medical licenses, but the local Health Department said none of the suspects were known to have practiced medicine on the U.S. mainland.
A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted 91 people, including a former director and a secretary of the licensing board and Rodriguez. A total of 88 people were accused of having obtained medical credentials by fraud.
More arrests expected in doctor probe | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
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