Sainz sentenced to 18-month jail term

Paris court sentenced Bernard 'Dr. Mabuse' Sainz on Friday to three years in prison, 18 months to be served, for practicing medicine illegally and administering banned substances. Attorney Bertrand Lavelot, who was charged as an accomplice, was released.

Sainz' lawyer, Jean-Louis Pelletier, immediately announced his intention to appeal the verdict.

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