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Alfred Sapse, an unlicensed physician described as a “modern-day Dr. Frankenstein,” was sentenced to 17 ½ years in federal prison Tuesday in a scheme to defraud chronically ill patients through an experimental stem cell implant procedure.
Senior U.S. District Judge Kent Dawson, calling the 87-year-old Sapse’s conduct “abhorrent,” also ordered him to pay roughly $1.1 million in restitution.
Dawson remanded Sapse into federal custody and U.S. marshals handcuffed him and led him out of the courtroom. He asked about his blood pressure medication, as he was taken away.
Earlier, Sapse remained defiant, telling the judge he was the victim of a government vendetta and a “kangaroo court.”
He said he expected to die in prison.
Dawson was not impressed with Sapse’s attitude, suggesting he showed no remorse and still was advocating false claims of stem cell implant benefits.
“What I’m hearing now is that you still believe in this quackery that you promoted,” the judge said in handing down the stiff prison term. “What you did was abhorrent without regard for the individuals you were treating.”
Dawson also scolded Sapse...
Senior U.S. District Judge Kent Dawson, calling the 87-year-old Sapse’s conduct “abhorrent,” also ordered him to pay roughly $1.1 million in restitution.
Dawson remanded Sapse into federal custody and U.S. marshals handcuffed him and led him out of the courtroom. He asked about his blood pressure medication, as he was taken away.
Earlier, Sapse remained defiant, telling the judge he was the victim of a government vendetta and a “kangaroo court.”
He said he expected to die in prison.
Dawson was not impressed with Sapse’s attitude, suggesting he showed no remorse and still was advocating false claims of stem cell implant benefits.
“What I’m hearing now is that you still believe in this quackery that you promoted,” the judge said in handing down the stiff prison term. “What you did was abhorrent without regard for the individuals you were treating.”
Dawson also scolded Sapse...