Former Nueva Med Worker Exposes Fake-Doctor Scheme

Published on Honduras Daily · Sep 6, 2026 · Originally reported September 5, 2026 by El Heraldo

A former employee at the Nueva Med clinic in Tegucigalpa testified that salespeople with no medical training posed as doctors, used false diagnoses to frighten patients, and pressured them into buying unnecessary treatments as part of an alleged fraud run by Colombians.

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Also reported by: La Prensa

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