Doctor accused by 22 patients of fraud involving false cancer diagnoses.
Carolina Biscaia Carminatti, 35, may be indicted for fraud, bodily harm, and falsification of a private document.
247 - Carolina Biscaia Carminatti, 35, is under investigation by the Paraná Civil Police, who are looking into 22 complaints filed against the doctor, who practices in the city of Pato Branco and is accused by patients of carrying out scams by providing false diagnoses of skin cancer, intending to profit from performing ineffective surgical procedures.
According to a The globe, One of the victims alone is said to have been defrauded of approximately R$13 — in addition to the trauma and scars. If indicted, she could face charges of fraud, bodily harm, and falsification of a private document. The investigation is in an advanced stage.