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   A California man is out on bail after being accused of posing as   
   a doctor and illegally practicing medicine. He allegedly gave a   
   desperate cancer patient expired medication and a “baggie of   
   dirt” for treatment, authorities say.   
      
   Investigators in Ventura County, California said Vincent   
   Gammill, 69, was arrested in early July under suspicion of   
   practicing medicine without a license and providing “cancer   
   treatment” that involved expired medications, powders, liquids   
   and instructions on how to mix a compound. One prescription even   
   included a “baggie of dirt.”   
      
   Authorities said they found 25,000 prescription pills at the   
   treatment center at his home, including morphine, Ambien,   
   steroids and other drugs of Mexican and Russian origin. The   
   investigation started after a patient went to police with her   
   concerns.   
      
   The case revolves around a California woman with late-stage   
   cancer who gave Gammill $2,000 for 16 hours of consultation and   
   treatment, according to investigators.   
      
   She had followed Gammill’s work online since 2008, when she was   
   first diagnosed with breast cancer. After the cancer spread to   
   her brain, lungs and bones, she was more willing to try his   
   treatments, the woman, who has only been identified as Fern,   
   told ABC.   
      
   "[Cancer patients are] very vulnerable because there isn’t a   
   cure and when you’re getting further down the line you get   
   desperate," Fern said.   
      
   Fern was given a mysterious powder and oil that was mixed in a   
   capsule. As part of her instructions, she was told one of the   
   chemical compounds could burn a hole through a table and was   
   shown how to mix the compound over a frying pan, investigators   
   said.   
      
   "She began to get a burning sensation in her stomach and Gammill   
   told the victim it was good her stomach was burning because that   
   meant the ingredients were still active," the police said in   
   their report.   
      
   “When she got back and started thinking about what he had given   
   her and what he had said ... she realized she was scammed out of   
   $2,000,” Detective Robert Davidson of the Ventura County   
   Sheriff’s Office said.   
      
   That was when she called police. Because the woman’s illness   
   could have limited her ability to protect her rights, Detective   
   Davidson said Gammill is also accused of suspicion of dependent   
   adult abuse.   
      
   Gammill reportedly first told police that he had some kind of   
   degree in science. He later admitted that he had no   
   qualifications beyond a high school diploma.   
      
   On the Natural Oncology Institute website, where Gammill is   
   listed as director, it also says he is a pharmaceutical designer   
   and consultant. The institute says it provides information to   
   clients about research and clinical experience regarding what   
   works and what doesn’t for cancer patients.   
      
   “I’m totally innocent of everything,” Gammill told the Ventura   
   County Star.   
      
   He said he’s not a doctor and doesn’t act like one.   
      
   “If anyone is a victim, it’s me. I don’t treat people for   
   cancer,” he said. “I help let them know what their options are.”   
      
   Gammill is scheduled to appear in Ventura County Superior Court   
   on August 31. Investigators from Ventura and Contra Costa   
   counties said they’re seeking other possible victims.   
      
   http://www.rt.com/usa/310320-fake-california-doctor-arrested/   
      
        
      
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