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Kelly Rissman

Doctor to plead guilty after mom had fatal cardiac arrest during breast implant surgery, family says

Glen Abbey Mortuary/Divino Plastic Surgery

A doctor who waited three hours to call 911 after his patient went into cardiac arrest during breast implant surgery is now set to plea to criminal charges, her family says.

Dr Carlos Chacon reached a plea deal with prosecutors to plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter, Moises Espinoza told NBC7. As a result, he will be recommended for a three-year prison sentence, instead of the 15 to life he faced when first arrested. Chacon will also face a lifetime revocation of his medical license in California.

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