Texas: Eight arrested in connection with Houston abortion provider practicing without a medical license
The indictments follow the March arrest of Maria Rojas, who posed as a doctor while running several clinics in the Houston area. According to the Attorney's Office, several of those arrested are foreign nationals.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton arrested and indicted eight additional individuals connected with the Houston area medical clinics, owned by Maria Rojas, who performed illegal abortions and practiced medicine without a medical license. According to the prosecutor's office, several of the people detained were foreign citizens.
"This cabal of abortion-loving radicals has been running illegal clinics staffed with unlicensed individuals who endangered the very people they pretended to help," Paxton said in a statement.
"Beyond being illegal, it is evil. These dens of fake doctors will not be allowed to operate in Texas. Those responsible will be held accountable. I will always protect innocent life and use every tool to enforce Texas’s pro-life laws," he added.
These indictments follow the arrest in March of Rojas, 49, who prosecutors say posed as a doctor while running clinics in Waller, Cypress, Spring and Katy. A Waller County grand jury indicted Rojas on 15 felony counts, including illegally performing an abortion and 12 counts of practicing medicine without a license.
As the investigation continues, eight other individuals were indicted for practicing medicine without a proper license under Rojas. These eight individuals are: Yaimara Hernandez Alvarez, Alina Valeron Leon, Dalia Coromoto Yanez, Yhonder Lebrun Acosta, Liunet Grandales Estrada, Gerardo Otero Aguero, Sabiel Bosch Gongora, and Jose Manuel Cendan Ley.
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