This time the case of a fake doctor took place in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Mirian Santana, 27, said he treated 30 adults and children with a fake document he obtained from the internet.
The document, which he bought for $8, was detected by other health professionals. Suspicious of her, they checked her registration number, which belonged to a real doctor with a different name, and the truth came out.
Santana, who was caught on his first day of work, was not certified, police said, adding that he got the job at the clinic through an outsourcing company that participated in a bidding process with City Hall. She told police that she told police she was a speech therapist earning about $802 a month.
Santana was arrested on charges of unlawful practice of a profession, ideological forgery, using false documents, endangering life and attempted embezzlement.
