Crime & Safety
2 Men Charged With Practicing Medicine Without Licence
A Hoover man is one of two people charged with the felony offense of practicing medicine without a license.
BIRMINGHAM, AL — Two Alabama men face felony charges of practicing medicine without a licence. William Timothy Rogers, 53 of Bremen, and Steven Douglas Elliott, 40 of Hoover, were taken into custody Saturday.
Rogers and Elliot operated WaveTech Therapy at 2100 Southbridge Parkway in Homewood, which offered treatment for erectile dysfunction, chronic pain and neuropathy.
The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners said the arrests were the result of a joint investigation between the board the U.S. Secret Service Birmingham Cyber Fraud Task Force and the Homewood Police Department.
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"The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to protect patients from the unlawful and fraudulent practice of medicine in this state,” Board executive director William Perkins said.
Both men were booked into the Jefferson County Jail.
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