detroit area cancer doctor that put patients through treatments to collect millions is sentenced to 45 years in prison and some of the 533 victims didn t even have the disease. dr. fata facing up to 175 years behind bars and he begged for mercy and leniency from the court. and some of fata s former patients and family members who attended say he got just that. 45 years. 45 years for the lives that he took. i mean my husband s going to have more than 45 years of whatever s going on in his system. am i going to get 45 years with him? we expected more years. to the sentence and it s not enough justice in our minds. nbc news senior legal investigative correspondent is following this story. cynthia, thanks for being with us. it s astounding the deception
the 2012 attack. but prosecutors contended that he was sane. they are seeking the death penalty. a michigan doctor who admitted he deliberately misdiagnosed healthy patients with cancer and profited from their unnecessary treatments faced his accusers in court. and they lashed out at the man they say ruined their lives. abc s clayton sandell has details. reporter: victims and families speaking out against a doctor they say put them in a prison of fear and pain. dr. farid fata pleaded guilty to health care fraud and other charges that he deliberately misdiagnosed hundreds of patients as having cancer to justify unnecessary treatment. sue lane spoke about her husband. after he started his treatments, he went blind. he lost all his hair. he couldn t walk. he couldn t see. reporter: at his sentencing hearing in a michigan federal court, another says her husband still suffers pain and depression. it s despicable. you filled him with poison for your cash flow. the daughter of another
dollars prescribing unnecessary cancer treatments for more than 500 patients. those patients and their families say the only prescription for dr. fata is life in prison. clayton sandell, abc news, los angeles. the rest of europe is giving greece an ultimatum. the debt-ridden country has until sunday to come up with a plan to settle with creditors. if it does, the european union will help greece with another bailout. if not, they ll let the country fall into economic collapse. they feel the greek prime minister came to yesterday s emergency summit unprepared. and the world s largest cruise company, carnival corporation, says it will start offering service to cuba for the first time since the 1960 trade embargo. if the plan is approved by cuban authorities, carnival, princess and eight other cruise lines will begin sailing from miami to havana starting next may. can a 3-year-old riding a toy motorcycle actually get a
admitted he deliberately misdiagnosed healthy patients with cancer and profited from their unnecessary treatments faced his accusers in court. and they lashed out at the man they say ruined their lives. abc s clayton sandell has details. reporter: victims and families speaking out against a doctor they say put them in a prison of fear and pain. dr. farid fata pleaded guilty to health care fraud and other charges that he deliberately misdiagnosed hundreds of patients as having cancer to justify unnecessary treatment. sue lane spoke about her husband. after he started his treatments, he went blind. he lost all his hair. he couldn t walk. he couldn t see. reporter: at his sentencing hearing in a michigan federal court, another says her husband still suffers pain and depression. it s despicable. you filled him with poison for your cash flow. the daughter of another victim telling fata, you murdered and tortured my dad. never looked at him. i got so mad looking at him, i just lost i
those patients and their families say the only prescription for dr. fata is life in prison. clayton sandell, abc news, los angeles. the rest of europe is giving greece an ultimatum. the debt-ridden country has until sunday to come up with a plan to settle with creditors. if it does, the european union will help greece with another bailout. if not, they ll let the country fall into economic collapse. they feel the greek prime minister came to yesterday s emergency summit unprepared. and the world s largest cruise company, carnival corporation, says it will start offering service to cuba for the first time since the 1960 trade embargo. if the plan is approved by cuban authorities, carnival, princess and eight other cruise lines will begin sailing from miami to havana starting next may. can a 3-year-old riding a toy motorcycle actually get a parking ticket? that happened in nova scotia.