Plastic Surgeon's Perfect Life Marred

His plastic-surgery training in hand, Lawrence Saks left the Canadian winters he hated in the early 1980s and headed for what may be the world's most welcoming market for such medical specialists: esthetically obsessed southern California.

It was a profitable move. The product of a hardscrabble Quebec City upbringing, Dr. Saks built a fortune in the millions of dollars and forged a reputation as a generous philanthropist.

But that enviable life is suddenly on the brink of collapse. The 56-year-old doctor has been charged with US$4-million in insurance fraud and other crimes, allegedly for claiming handsome disability benefits for himself while continuing to do tummy tucks, facelifts and other surgery. As it turns out, the fraud case is only the latest and most damning in a string of brushes with the law and medical regulators.

Local Doctor Accused Of Insurance Fraud

Prosecutors said a doctor used vaccines intended for the needy, then billed insurance companies.

Tuesday a Saginaw County judge will hear the evidence against Dr. Yuh-Lin Hung in the insurance fraud case.

The prosecution said Hung used vaccines meant for the underinsured through a federally funded program in his private practice – then allegedly billed insurance companies for the service.