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Metro Detroit doctors accused of profiting off fake medical diagnoses to help immigrants obtain citizenship
Read full article: Metro Detroit doctors accused of profiting off fake medical diagnoses to help immigrants obtain citizenshipDETROIT – A psychologist and medical doctor were charged in a criminal complaint for their alleged role in a scheme to create fake medical diagnoses to help immigrants fraudulently obtain their U.S. citizenship, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider. Van Horn typically received $500 each time she created the fake diagnosis and medical records. Van Horn asked how the witness was feeling, along with other basic questions a doctor typically asks a patient. Director of Field Operations for United States Customs and Border Protection, Christopher Perry, discussed allegations made against the two doctors. Perry stated, “Medical professionals are in a position of trust, profiting off of fake medical diagnoses to help others fraudulently obtain citizenship is a betrayal of that trust.