An abortionist who has been operating since the 1980s is facing charges connected to providing abortion-inducing drugs to women who were not actually pregnant.

Nareshkumar G. Patel of Warr Acres, Oklahoma was arrested in his clinic and taken ot the Oklahoma County jail for processing.

“This type of fraudulent activity and blatant disregard for the health and well-being of Oklahoma women will not be tolerated,” said Attorney General Scott Pruitt  “Oklahoma women should be able to trust that the advice they receive from their physicians is truthful, accurate and does not jeopardize their health.”

The investigation was sparked by the death from cancer of a woman named Pamela King.  During her autopsy, it was discovered she had not been pregnant at a time she had an abortion performed by Patel.

An undercover investigation sent in three women who were not pregnant.  Patel told the women after an ultrasound that they were pregnant and charged them $620 for abortion inducing drugs.

Patel has been the center of controversy in the past.  In 1992 he burned 55 fetuses in a field near Shawnee, Oklahoma, and was never charged by police for his action.