Years of civil wrangling could await Weinberger case

VALPARAISO | A seven-year prison sentence for convicted former Merrillville "Nose Doc" Mark Weinberger brought closure in his criminal case this month, but potentially hundreds of former patients seek another kind of justice.

Attorney for 'Nose Doc' patients argues for stiffer sentence

MERRILLVILLE | The only way an indicted former Merrillville doctor could have accomplished express sinus surgeries on his patients would have been with the efficiency of a hand grenade, a local attorney contends.

Attorney: Weinberger keeping busy inside Chicago lockup

CHICAGO | What does a former sinus doctor indicted for health care fraud and once featured on the "America's Most Wanted" fugitive television program do to keep busy once he's caught?

Weinberger seeks credit for time served

HAMMOND | Indicted former Merrillville sinus doctor Mark Weinberger is asking a federal judge to let him walk free following a sentencing hearing slated for later this week.

Valparaiso attorney appointed to represent 'Nose Doc'

HAMMOND | A federal judge appointed a Valparaiso attorney to represent the indicted former Merrillville sinus doctor Mark Weinberger in his 22-count health care fraud case.

Weinberger to get new attorney

HAMMOND | A federal judge has granted indicted former Merrillville sinus doctor Mark Weinberger his request for a new attorney but cautioned the defendant against representing himself in an upcoming fraud trial.

Weinberger trial set for Jan. 9

HAMMOND | After a failed attempt at a plea deal with federal prosecutors, infamous "Nose Doctor" Mark Weinberger is set to go to trial Jan. 9.

Letters defend plea deal for Nose Doc despite 'too lenient' criticism

Ten letters from family, friends, co-workers and the mother of a satisfied patient were filed in Hammond federal court Thursday, defending the convicted Merrillville "Nose Doctor" and his plea deal with prosecutors.

Feds sue Weinberger over retirement funds

HAMMOND | U.S. labor officials are suing Merrillville's "Nose Doc" to retrieve thousands in abandoned retirement funds.

Weinberger trial

Shawn Barnes, whose mother died after being misdiagnosed by former Merrillville sinus surgeon Mark Weinberger, addresses the media in 2011 outside the Lake County courthouse in Crown Point. Next to her is her aunt, Peggy Hood, who has served as a family spokeswoman in the six-year quest for …