Prominent Sarasota oncologist arrested for prescription and insurance fraud

Head of Dattoli Cancer Center faces charges for procuring controlled substances illegally

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SARASOTA — Dr. Michael Dattoli, a prominent oncologist and head of the Dattoli Cancer Center in Sarasota, was arrested Thursday, Dec. 16, for prescription and insurance fraud after investigators found he’d allegedly called in prescriptions in his wife’s name using another health care provider's information.

 

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