Two Toronto-area doctors are facing multiple charges including forgery and identity theft after a police investigation into reports of a man impersonating a medical professional and issuing fraudulent prescriptions.
York Regional Police said the two doctors are directly connected to the case of a third man, Georges Tsakiris, who was charged with forgery and criminal negligence causing bodily harm.
Const. James Dickson of the York Regional Police told The Epoch Times in an email that the three men are “co-accused” in the same case.
Tsakiris was charged in February, while Dr. Andrew Kiellerman was charged on June 16, and Dr. Leonard Direnfeld was charged on June 22.
The doctors face several charges, including assault causing bodily harm, criminal negligence causing bodily harm, drawing a document without authority, forgery, identify theft, personation with intent to gain advantage, and use of a forged document.
Police said they started investigating in December 2024 after a complaint from an individual who reported suffering “significant health problems” after treatment at a medical spa near Hollandview Trail and McMaster Avenue in Aurora.
Tsakiris is accused of impersonating a licensed medical practitioner and of prescribing medication that was “not applicable” to the complainant’s health, police said.
Police said there may be more victims and are asking anyone with information to contact them at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7141, or Crime Stoppers, 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
