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Fugitive Doctor Back in Court | Providence News
A fugitive who vanished after a 2005 rape conviction—living under a fake identity as a biopharmaceutical exec for over two decades—is finally caught on a sailboat off New Jersey. Now facing sentencing for the original crime plus skipping bail, Ronald Fischer’s legal woes deepen: his assets are frozen due to a civil suit from the victim, making it nearly impossible to hire a lawyer. Once a doctor with anesthesiology credentials, he lost his license years ago over another assault allegation. At his latest court appearance, Fischer, still scrambling for counsel, relied on his old lawyer to…
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