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Nose doc who hid in Italy pleads guilty to fraud

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A former northwestern Indiana nose surgeon has pleaded guilty to 22 counts of health-care fraud in his second attempt at a plea deal.

The Post-Tribune of Merrillville reports that U.S. District Judge Philip Simon told Mark Weinberger during a hearing Monday he's "virtually certain" he will accept the plea agreement. Simon rejected a plea agreement in April 2011 that called for a four-year prison sentence, saying he wasn't confident it took into account the magnitude of the crimes.

The new agreement sets a binding limit of 10 years in prison. If Simon doesn't agree, Weinberger could withdraw his guilty plea.

Weinberger was captured in Italy in 2009 after five years on the run to spend four years in prison. He's scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 12.

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