Week in Review : MAJOR EVENTS, IMAGES AND PEOPLE IN ORANGE COUNTY NEWS : COURTS : Bogus Doctor Given 16 Months in Prison
A Santa Ana man who posed as a doctor at two urgent-care clinics for more than a year was sentenced by a Superior Court judge to 16 months in state prison Friday.
Enrique Herrera, who pleaded guilty in July to practicing without a license and forging prescriptions, said he will pursue another career when released.
Herrera was allowed by Judge Phillip E. Cox to report back on Monday for transfer to state prison in Chino. His attorney, Roland G. Rubalcava, said Herrera probably would serve only three months, because he will get credit for 160 days he spent jail awaiting trial and will be able to accumulate credit for good behavior at the prison.
Herrera admitted he had posed as a physician at Emergi-Care Family Center offices in Fountain Valley and Westminster. He performed physical examinations, sutured wounds and administered other medical care.
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