Tegucigalpa Clinic Defrauded Ten Patients a Day, Staff Say

Published on Honduras Daily · Sep 25, 2026 · Originally reported September 25, 2026 by El Heraldo

Employees of Nueva Med, a Tegucigalpa clinic run by Colombian owners, told investigators that the clinic routinely deceived about ten patients a day with false diagnoses to sell costly treatments, withheld workers' wages, and monitored staff through hidden cameras with audio.

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