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Nine Foreign Doctors Sentenced to Prison for Mega-Fraud of Medical Licences

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The seventh Criminal Trial Court of Santiago convicted 17 people, including 9 foreign doctors for megafrauding Fonasa by issuing false medical licenses. The Metropolitan Prosecutor’s Office, in charge of the investigation, charged $31,571,798,643 with harm to the public health system. Among convicted doctors, the [...]
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On Monday, the Seventh Criminal Court of Santiago handed down the sentence against 17 people, including 9 foreign doctors for megafrauding Fonasa by issuing false medical licenses.This is considered one of the biggest frauds to the health system registered in Chile, which had a damage to Fonasa of 50 billion pesos. And of approximately 6 billion pesos for the isapres. According to Radio Cooperativa, the court ruled that the nine doctors involved…

The seventh Criminal Trial Court of Santiago convicted 17 people, including 9 foreign doctors for megafrauding Fonasa by issuing false medical licenses. The Metropolitan Prosecutor’s Office, in charge of the investigation, charged $31,571,798,643 with harm to the public health system. Among convicted doctors, the [...]

On Monday, the 7th Criminal Court of Santiago issued a final judgment of 308 volumes against 17 persons charged with the so-called “megafraude de Fonasa”. Among those convicted are nine doctors of foreign nationality, who were part of a criminal organization dedicated to [...] The entrance Nine foreign doctors receive up to 21 years in prison for megafraud with false licenses was first published in Desenfoque.cl.

The court announced the sentence of 308 volumes against 17 people, including nine foreign doctors who led a criminal organization aimed at defrauding more than 31 billion pesos to the public health system. While medical professionals received severe penalties of effective imprisonment, the buyers of the documents [...] Santiago’s Seventh TOP entry issues penalties of up to 21 years in prison for megafraud of fake licenses was first published on …

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EnEstrado.com broke the news on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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