{"id":271612,"date":"2026-06-19T02:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T02:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/271612\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T02:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T02:12:07","slug":"man-accused-of-running-makeshift-medical-clinic-in-queens-pleads-guilty-in-womans-botched-surgery-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/271612\/","title":{"rendered":"Man accused of running makeshift medical clinic in Queens pleads guilty in woman’s botched surgery death"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Queens man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection to a woman’s botched surgery death<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Felipe Hoyos Foronda, 40, performed a surgical procedure on Maria Penaloza, 31, in his home even though he did not have a United States medical license, the Queens District Attorney’s Office said.<\/p>\n

The DA’s office said Penaloza went to Hoyos Foronda’s apartment in Astoria on March 28, 2025, to have butt implants removed.<\/p>\n

According to the DA’s office, after Hoyos Foronda administered lidocaine and saline through a syringe, Penaloza became lightheaded and went into cardiac arrest. Hoyos Foronda allegedly called 911, then took off before the ambulance arrived.<\/p>\n

Penaloza was found unconscious on a medical chair inside the apartment and was taken to a local hospital, the DA’s office said. According to officials, she showed no sign of brain activity and was put on life support.<\/p>\n

Hoyos Foronda was taken into custody<\/a> at John F. Kennedy International Airport later that day. Police said he had a ticket for a flight to Colombia.<\/p>\n

Officials said two weeks later, Penaloza was removed from life support and died. The medical examiner determined the cause of death to be lidocaine toxicity.<\/p>\n

The DA’s office said medical equipment \u2014 including an IV stand, injectables and syringes \u2014 were found in a makeshift surgical clinic in Hoyos Foronda’s apartment.<\/p>\n

Hoyos Foronda initially pleaded not guilty back in April 2025, but he changed his plea Thursday.<\/p>\n

Sentencing is scheduled for July 30. He faces five to 15 years in prison.<\/p>\n

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