'Doctor' charged for at-home medical care
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A self-proclaimed doctor was in Kern County court for the first time Monday, accused of providing unlicensed medical treatment out of his south Bakersfield home.
Alberto Gonzalez entered a not-guilty plea to four felony charges and three misdemeanor charges. Counts include assault with a deadly weapon and practicing medicine without a license.
Investigators said they believe Gonzalez had practiced medicine inside his home on Monitor Street for about three months. Police broke up the alleged operation last month, finding a large number of Spanish-speaking people waiting outside Gonzalez's home.
Court documents include an allegation that Gonzalez charged a woman $400 to inject her with four syringes of water.
Guns, vials of testosterone and other drugs were found at Gonzalez's home.
The case next returns to court Dec. 14.
Read a recent story about midwifery without a licence and now a "doctor" without a license. Â Is this the beginning of ObamaCare?
http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/health/Kern-Co-woman-accused-of-midwifery-without-a-licence-179735181.html