Transcript:  Grand Jury Indicts Phony Doctor

GRAND JURY INDICTS PHONY DOCTOR

KRGV Channel 5

December 19, 2006, Tuesday, 6:00 pm newscast

Developing news out of Cameron County today, a man accused of practicing medicine without a license. 

News channel five’s Lisa Cortez at the Cameron County Courthouse joins us now live.

Cortez:

We are live at the Cameron County Courthouse where just learned more about the charges from the Cameron County District Attorney.  Now again this man was not only charged with practicing without a license, but this man is also charged with theft, sexual assault, and Medicaid fraud.  He is Arthur Daniel Hayes.  We’re told he posed as a medical doctor in two clinics, one in Harlingen and one in San Banito.  Now again this all started as an investigation by the attorney general’s office, they believe he was illegally billing Medicaid.  But in the course of the investigation, three women came forward accusing him of so much more, including conducting pelvic exams on them. 

Chuck Mattingly:

He’s been charged, as we were talking about, one count of sexual assault, he’s also been charged with three counts practicing medicine without licenses for giving medical examinations such as pelvic exams and breast exams to females in our community without a license to do so.  He’s been charged with Medicaid fraud and he’s also been charged with theft.

Cortez:

Now that charge of sexual assault stems from one accusation that he possibly raped one victim.  Hayes tonight is in the Cameron County jail, his total bond set at $200,000.00.  Now all these charges date back to 2002 to 2003.  The D.A. says that there could be more victims out there.  Now if you are victim, they urge you to contact their office here at the Cameron County D.A.’s office. 

We’re live in Brownsville, I’m Lisa Cortez, news channel 5 at 6.