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Wife of Crime

*BONUS* A Trial By Podcast presents- Dr. Farid Fata

Wife of Crime

Jess & Russ

True Crime, Comedy

4.9 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 100 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Imagine being told you have cancer—a diagnosis that instantly upends your life—and then enduring months or even years of brutal chemotherapy. Now imagine learning that your doctor forced you to undergo three to four times the standard amount of treatment, or kept you on chemotherapy long after you were in remission, all while you believed you were still fighting for your life. Worst of all, imagine discovering that you never had cancer at all—and that your doctor knew it the entire time. These nightmares became reality for hundreds of patients in Michigan under the care of Dr. Farid Fata, an oncologist who betrayed the very people who trusted him with their lives. In one of the most egregious cases of medical fraud in U.S. history, Fata subjected healthy patients—or those with minor, manageable conditions—to unnecessary and devastating cancer treatments, all to enrich himself. This is the rise and fall of Dr. Farid Fata. Our LinksLinktree: https://linktr.ee/atrialbypodcast Socials (linked in our linktree)Facebook: A Trial by PodcastInstagram: @atrialbypodcastTikTok: @atrialbypodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Looking for a true crime podcast with a cozy yet dark vibe to binge?

0:04.7

Then maybe crime and coffee couple is right for you.

0:06.9

I'm Allison.

0:07.9

And I'm Mike.

0:08.5

Every week, Allison delivers a new fascinating true crime story that she spent hours researching.

0:13.5

With each episode, we'll lead you into the dark corners of lesser known cases, balancing chilling stories with respect and compassion for the victims.

0:21.5

Join us every Sunday at the Crime and Coffee Couple.

0:24.3

Grab yourself a cup and pull up a chair.

0:27.3

Crime and coffee couple.

0:30.0

Hey guys. So, as you noticed, this is a bonus episode and a collaboration with another podcast called A Trial by Podcast.

0:41.7

Two weeks ago, we covered the serial killer nurse, Kristen Gilbert. And you guys loved that

0:48.4

episode. We got a huge response from it. And that same week, I saw that Kelsey from a trial by podcast did an episode

0:58.2

on an oncologist named Dr. Fata. Dr. Farid Fata was an oncologist out of Michigan who

1:06.7

scammed hundreds of patients with unnecessary chemotherapy treatments. Imagine you undergo chemotherapy

1:16.1

because you have cancer and then later you find out you never had cancer at all. Or that you

1:23.5

have a cancer diagnosis, but the treatment you received was way more intense and went on

1:29.4

way longer than you actually needed it. Kelsey is the host of a trial by podcast, and she deep

1:36.4

dived this case. So I listened to the episode. It was so well done. She just included so many

1:43.5

details, and her really good friend Maddie,

1:46.2

who's a nurse, was on the show with her to offer up a lot of context for people who don't have a lot

1:51.3

of medical knowledge. So I thought this episode was so good and I really wanted to share it

1:56.3

with you guys. So this week, we are featuring their episode on our feed, and she is featuring our episode

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