A California man posing as a medical doctor is facing more than five years in prison for allegedly performing invasive cosmetic procedures and targeting Latina women.
Elias Renteria Segoviano, 61, was charged with one felony count of the unauthorized practice of medicine, one felony count of false indication of a medical license, and one felony count of perjury.
Orange County prosecutors said the Brea, Calif. man illegally performed Botox injections, lip and face fillers and thread-lift procedures from his business called “Botox in Anaheim” and at other locations since 2019.
“These women trusted this individual to have the training and the expertise required to perform these medical procedures, and instead they unknowingly put their very lives in the hands of someone who had no idea what they were doing,” Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said in a statement.
Prosecutors said Segoviano used counterfeit Botox, fillers, anesthetics and other medical drugs that placed his clients at risk.