A Michigan doctor who admitted to mistreating cancer patients so he could defraud insurance companies was sentenced to 45 years in prison. Dr. Farid Fata, 50, pleaded guilty last year to fraud, money laundering and conspiracy charges. In the Detroit federal courthouse Fata sobbed almost uncontrollably as he spoke prior to sentencing. Speaking to victims of his treatment and their families in attendance, Fata said he had violated the Hippocratic oath and caused "anguish, hardship and pain."
