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Unlicensed Doctor Sentenced for Fatal Procedure | Portland Maine News
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A 40-year-old man, Felipe Hoyos Foronda, faces 5 to 15 years in prison for second-degree manslaughter after fatally administering lidocaine to a 31-year-old woman during an unauthorized cosmetic procedure at his apartment. The victim, Maria Penaloza, a young mother, suffered cardiac arrest and died from lidocaine toxicity with no brain activity detected. Hoyos Foronda, unlicensed to practice medicine in the U.S., was arrested at JFK Airport attempting to flee—first to Florida, then Colombia—and authorities found his apartment rigged as a makeshift surgical clinic with IV equipment, syringes, and medications. This case is a chilling warning about the deadly risks of seeking medical care from unlicensed providers.
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