Richard Asch

The three UC Irvine doctors who allegedly stole eggs harvested from women undergoing fertility treatments owe the university $2.47 million, mostly from unreported revenue, according to a state audit. The report released Wednesday concludes that the three once-acclaimed fertility experts, Ricardo Asch, Jose Balmaceda and Sergio Stone, failed to report $7.83 million in revenue from their partnership with the university from 1992 to 1994. The university's share of that is $1.

The three UC Irvine doctors who allegedly stole eggs harvested from women undergoing fertility treatments owe the university $2.47 million, mostly from unreported revenue, according to a state audit. The report released Wednesday concludes that the three once-acclaimed fertility experts, Ricardo Asch, Jose Balmaceda and Sergio Stone, failed to report $7.83 million in revenue from their partnership with the university from 1992 to 1994. The university's share of that is $1.

Couples who allege their eggs or embryos were stolen in the UC Irvine fertility clinic scandal may soon have a chance to question, face to face, the once-famed specialist who stands at the center of the allegations. Or maybe not. A Superior Court judge on Friday ordered that Dr. Ricardo H. Asch appear Jan. 5 at a Newport Beach law office for a deposition in about a dozen lawsuits stemming from the alleged egg-stealing scheme.

Couples who allege their eggs or embryos were stolen in the UC Irvine fertility clinic scandal may soon have a chance to question, face to face, the once-famed specialist who stands at the center of the allegations. Or maybe not. A Superior Court judge on Friday ordered that Dr. Ricardo H. Asch appear Jan. 5 at a Newport Beach law office for a deposition in about a dozen lawsuits stemming from the alleged egg-stealing scheme.

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