DETROIT (AP) ? A bond hearing is scheduled in the case of a Detroit-area cancer specialist who is accused of intentionally misdiagnosing patients.
Prosecutors want federal judge Sean Cox to increase Dr. Farid Fata's current $170,000 bond to $9 million. They fear he may try to flee the country.
Defense lawyer Christopher Andreoff is requesting a reasonable cash bond that Fata can post. He says Fata is a U.S. citizen and not a flight risk.
The government says Fata ripped off Medicare for millions by giving chemotherapy to patients who didn't need it and diagnosing cancer when the illness wasn't apparent.
Cox is to hold a hearing Tuesday.
He's the third judge to look at the case. A magistrate judge said Fata could be released from jail under strict conditions. Prosecutors are appealing.
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