Doctor admits lying about patient who faked his own death

A Chicago doctor has admitted he lied to officials investigating a patient's plot to elude prosecution for identity fraud by killing a homeless man and faking his own death.

Dr. Gabriel Taganyi, 49, of Chicago pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy and false statement charges. The government agreed to dismiss a charge that he aided and abetted in a murder.

Taganyi's patient, Joseph Kalady, was arrested in August 2001 for operating what federal prosecutors described as a fraudulent document mill out of a Chicago storefront.

Two months after his arrest, a body described as Kalady's was found in his apartment. But officials grew suspicious because the dead man weighed 175 pounds, while Kalady weighed about 450 pounds...

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