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DETROIT (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged a Detroit-area doctor with fraud, saying he fooled patients and cheated insurance companies by performing bogus back surgeries.
The government says Dr. Aria Sabit of Bloomfield Hills told patients he was performing spinal fusion. But when patients subsequently sought help from other doctors, they learned that no devices were implanted.
The criminal complaint unsealed Monday lists five patients, but the FBI says there are many more. Sabit appeared in court Monday and will remain locked up until a bond hearing next Monday.
A message seeking comment was left with his lawyer.
Sabit was licensed in Michigan in 2011. He surrendered his California license after misconduct allegations.
Prosecutors also are seeking to revoke Sabit's U.S. citizenship, which was granted in 2013.
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