Fake gynecologist gets four years in prison

updated 10:17 a.m. ET Nov. 24, 2004

DALLAS - A man who posed as a gynecologist after setting up an office in a self-storage complex was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to practicing medicine without a license.

The charges stemmed from an undercover investigation that began after authorities saw an ad in a weekly newspaper offering free medical care. A prosecutor set up the undercover sting with an investigator posing as a patient and using a hidden camera.

Thomas P. Remo, 50, of Ovilla, wore a scrub shirt and had some medical equipment in the makeshift exam room, a small kitchen in the storage facility office where he worked, authorities said.

After Remo’s arrest in September, authorities received calls from women who said they were victims, but did not want their identities revealed in court records, and prosecutors did not file sexual assault charges.

Remo was sentenced to four years for each of three counts of practicing medicine without a license and will serve the terms concurrently, prosecutors said. He had faced a maximum of 10 years for each count.

MORE FROM CRIME & COURTS

Crime & courts Section Front

‘Laying in wait’ attacker shoots 2 cops Insider theft a big problem for small charities   Report: FBI probes hacker attack on Citigroup Cops: ‘Balloon boy’ parents acted alone Despite more jobless, crime rates drop D.C. chief slams cop over gun at snowball fight Police arrest adult in NJ child shooting death Guilty plea in decapitation at Va. Tech Loophole frees mentally ill youth offenders Mom calls 911 over son's video-game habit Crime & courts Section Front   Add Crime & courts headlines to your news reader: