Unlicensed Sparks doctor pleads guilty

He's accused of targeting illegal immigrants who were looking for nose jobs, stomach staplings and other cosmetic surgery.
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RENO, Nev. —

A Sparks man accused of performing cosmetic surgeries in homes without a medical license has pleaded guilty to a felony count of practicing medicine without a license.

The Reno Gazette-Journal reports (http://on.rgj.com/KOUhqW ) Edgar Orozco-Abundis' plea averts a trial that had been set to begin Monday in Washoe County District Court.

He's accused of targeting illegal immigrants who were looking for nose jobs, stomach staplings and other cosmetic surgery. Authorities say three victims were not seriously injured by the medical work.

Deputy District Attorney Nathan Edwards says Orozco-Abundis is an illegal immigrant whose July 17 sentencing will likely be followed by a deportation order for his removal from the country.

Orozco-Abundis told police he was a licensed medical doctor in Mexico.


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