Ex-Biopure senior VP admits faking cancer

Former Biopure Senior VP Howard Richman pleaded guilty this week to obstruction of justice. Richman, 57, faces up to 10 years in prison for pretending to have Stage 3 colorectal cancer in order to get out of a SEC lawsuit. The Pearland, Texas native pretended to be his own doctor by forging documents and "posed as his treating physician" in a call with his attorneys, all of whom later resigned, the Associated Press reports. Report