Unlicensed Miami surgeon ‘Dr. Frankenstein’ vanishes days before trial over botched procedures: authorities

A Brazilian national accused of perf or ming plastic surgeries without a license in Miami has allegedly vanished days before he was set to go on trial for more than a dozen charges connected to theft, fraud and practicing medicine without credentials, according to authorities.

Joao Batista Cunha De Araujo, 57, dubbed “Dr. Frankenstein” by critics, faces 14 charges, 13 of them felonies, in Miami-Dade County, according to an arrest warrant reviewed by Fox News Digital. He was arrested after a pair of anonymous tips led authorities to conduct a sting at his office — an undercover detective went in for a consultation on chin liposuction and was allegedly given a quote for the procedure…

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