ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla (CBS12) — A former Port St. Lucie medical spa owner convicted of illegally performing cosmetic surgeries was sentenced to 45 years in prison on Friday in St. Lucie County court.
The sentence was 15 years more than prosecutors were seeking. In explaining the harsh sentence, Circuit Court Judge Robert Meadows said the victims “did not sign up for what they got.”
He referred to the defendant’s actions, saying, “This was not a mistake, it was a choice.”…