In Greece, a bogus doctor named Nikos Kontostathis was handed a life sentence for potentially killing seven people.
The guy who pretended to be a cancer doctor to persuade dying patients to use his “alternative remedies” has been found guilty of several offenses, including murder, attempted murder, and selling illegal narcotics to minors.
The 50-year-old receives the longest sentence ever recorded in the nation of Europe as a whole.
For years, Kontostathis pretended to be a doctor, a government official, and other people to get quick money.
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Nikos, a phony doctor, was given a life sentence for the deaths of seven people
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Greek imposter Nikos Konthostathis received eight life sentences and an additional 50 years in prison.
It is one of the worst penalties ever handed out by a Greek court.
On November 17 (Thursday), the sentence for causing the deaths of seven persons was decided. He was accused of seven killings, six attempted homicides, and illegally distributing drugs, mostly to minors.
Kontostathis pretended to be a renowned oncologist by the name of “Dr. Kontos.” He had gained a reputation as a doctor who could treat serious illnesses among the monastic faithful by word of mouth.
More than six fatalities were attributed to him directly by the court. He had been using the identity of a doctor and numerous others for ten years to obtain money.
He will be sentenced to life in prison and must also pay a fine of 327,000 euros, or around $33,000.
However, Kontostathis was also found not guilty of all eight murder-related offenses and five murder-related crimes. He was on trial with 16 other defendants, and the jury returned a not-guilty judgment for all of them.
Doctors, a nun, and a former pastor are among his co-defendants who are allegedly responsible for his illegal actions.
The prosecutor in the case was described by the Athens-Macedonian News Agency as stating, “What shocked the bench was that his actions were against vulnerable people, the people who were suffering.”
The gang was detained in 2020, and the trial started in November 2021; it now appears to have concluded.
The fake doctor promised his victims miraculous cures
The notorious phony doctor Nikos Konthostathis was apprehended in 2020 after authorities hunted him down for more than two months.
He is suspected of defrauding at least 45 patients and their families by making false promises and providing fraudulent treatments while posing as a doctor and researcher with expertise in pediatric surgery and cancer.
The culprit is accused of promising the victims a miraculous recovery based on particular, risky medications that were purchased over the internet and promoted as “alternative treatment.”
The family of one of the sick boys reportedly paid roughly 15,000 euros ($16,900) to acquire what he claimed to be the treatment for their son’s cancer, according to the Hellenic Police.
Another patient came forward and claimed that after being misled about the man’s identity, they paid up to 30,000 euros ($33,700) in the hope of being cured of their disease.
Additionally, a business swindle that cost Kontostathis $56.2 million in 2005 is the subject of an investigation.
He allegedly pretended to be a representative of the US government and persuaded brokers to sell telecom systems to several nations.
In Greece, these activities are hardly unheard of. Another phony physician who had pretended to be a general practitioner for more than 17 years in a hospital in northern Greece was found by the police in 2018.
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