this is "nightline" tonight day of reckoning. >> dr. fata pounced on every opportunity to use a patient's body as profit center. >> reporter: the doctor sent to 45 years in prison for poisoning hundreds of patients with cancer treatments they didn't need so he could pocket nearly $20 million. tonight we'll hear from the man who worked for the doctor and what he saw that made him finally blow the whistle. plus taking helicopter parenting to embarrassing new levels. >> we need to get spanx for you too. >> the unbridled maybe unhinged instincts that turned this former director into a social media sensation. tonight we sit down with crazy jewish mom. >> one small step for women, one giant leap for womenkind.

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good evening. thank you for joining us. we begin with today's sentencing of the cancer doctor who will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars. dr. farid fata took an oath to do no harm. he did the exact opposite. harmg harming patients in the hundreds to bilk millions. pocketing close to $20 million. tonight as he sits in jail we hear from many of his victims and the man who blew the whistle on what the judge called a horrific scheme. judgment day for the doctor who caused so much pain. victims of dr. farid fata, holding hand outside the courthouse in detroit where he was sentenced to 45 years in prison. victims united in defiance. >> 45 years for the lives he took. it wasn't enough. >> reporter: fata's crime intentionally misdiagnosing 550 people often prescribing treatment for cancer they did

not have. his practice billed $34 million to patients and companies. >> dr. fata gave poison to people who didn't even have cancer and gave poison to the people not to keep them alive but to make money because it was profitable to do that. >> it's beyond my thinking. how can somebody do that? knowingly that they're hurting somebody and abusing somebody and just continue doing it just for money. >> reporter: today's decision sparking a mix of emotions from outrage to sorrow. >> today it's like i'm saying good-bye to my mom again. >> i'm feeling like i'm standingor my husband. standing behind him and with him. >> reporter: fata pleaded guilty to 13 counts of health care fraud one count of conspiracy to receive kickbacks and two counts of money laundering. >> all of us can understand the kind of trust we have to put into a doctor to help us through the most difficult times of our lives. and so it is difficult to imagine the kind of betrayal that someone must feel when they find out that the doctor not

only lied to them about the kind of treatment that was necessary, but lied to them about whether they ever had cancer at all. >> reporter: at his sentencing the 50-year-old doctor breaking down telling the court i misused my talents yes and permitted this sin to enter me because of power and greed. but those word no comfort for cheryl blades who watched her mother endure the grueling chemotherapy treatments at her appointments with dr. fata. >> i could hear him talking to my mother. i want to every appointment. i could hear him talking to her and promising her to save her. >> reporter: the toll lifelong damage. side effects of treatments they should have never endured. >> we have seen patients who have organ damage patients who hatch lost teeth, who have nerve damage who have serious damage to their immune systems, who have lost bone in their sinus cavities these are not side effects that they will ever recover from. >> these drugs are basically poisons. and you use them in some one who has cancer because they will

kill the cancer cells. but when you do that you know that they're going to beside effects. and often very very severe side effects in those patients as part of that treatment. >> reporter: one of his patients 53-year-old monica flagg. >> i was referred to dr. fata for hematology consultation. i was feeling fine. i continued to feel fine until i started some of my treatments with him. i did one chemotreatment. the others did so many that -- they're practically dead anyway. >> reporter: in 2012 dr. fata told her she had cancer. >> he said we caught it early and i would be on a lifetime maintenance dose of chemotherapy. so it wasn't going to be a real aggressive treatment. >> reporter: after breaking a leg she was delivered life changing news from another doctor in fata's practice. she was perfectly healthy. >> he read my chart. he looked at me very strangely, i will never forget the look. he came back again the following

day and said to me i want you to know i work for dr. fata and i want-up to know you're 51 you are extremely active, you are a pre professional you don't have cancer and you need to not ever go back to dr. fata. >> she had no reason not to trust dr. fata a respected doctor in the community married with his children of his own. he trained at prestigious memorial sloan kettering cancer center in new york. he founded michigan hematology oncology the state's largest private cancer practice. >> it was so difficult to believe. here is a physician with a background that is second to none in michigan. >> reporter: fata's criminal enterprise was crushed in large part to this man. his former practice manager, george karachi started asking questions when two nurses abruptly gave their notice. >> dr. fata was administering chemotherapy to patients without need. he was also explaining that

patients who were on hospice were taken off hospice and put on chemotherapy. put back on chemotherapy. he also pointed out that patients who were who were receiving chemotherapy without disease were receiving it to the very last day of life. >> reporter: in 2013 after he learned what was going on karachi filed a federal whistle blower lawsuit. >> i think he was successful with compartmentalizing staff and creating an element of fear among his staff. >> reporter: for the unsuspecting patients. devastating consequences. >> i twitch all the time. i shake. >> to me this is almost like he was doing genocide. >> how could you do that to anyone in my family? >> reporter: once investigatored learned of fata's crime they acted swiftly and arrested him. >> for most cancer patients the enemy is the disease that they

vu to vow to fight. in this case the doctor was the enemy in disguise. >> reporter: cancer treatment is some of the most rigorous grueling therapy that that we have. and it's not just a patient who is going through the therapy. the whole family is going through it. loved ones children parents. to think that families were put through this is almost unthinkable. >> reporter: for monica and many victims the 45 year prison sentence is not enough for the man who took so much from so many. >> there is many nights where i still cry. there is -- you know, the depression that i have never ever thought i would have to deal with. it's, it's just -- it's heartbreaking. >> next, if you think your mom crosses the line from maternal concern to downright cray-cray. meet the woman who texts her daughter so much it turned her

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overbearing mothers have been around as long as there have been children. but never has it been so easy for helicopter parents to pilot their children's lives thanks to technology. tonight as part of our social stars series we're revisiting our sit down with one of the newest internet sensations known as crazy jewish mom. here is my "nightline" co-anchor dan harris. >> i want to show you something. don't say no. come over and look. we need to get spanx for you. >> lots of mothers and daughters have intensely close relationships. >> i will whisper your size. >> reporter: it would be hard to be more hard core than kate siegel. and her mom kim. >> have you ever had a garter belt. >> they're not in any more. >> reporter: how many times a day does she text you? >> maybe like 50. >> you're exaggerating. >> probably 50. >> mother stop shopping ichl said i would try on one bra.

>> no no. >> one bra. >> reporter: some examples unless you are carrying my grandchild go to the gym and stop eating garbage. buy new bras now. do you want stretch marks? happy birthday spawn, welcome to the wrong side of 25. the expiration date on your eggs is officially in sight. ticktock. as you may have noticed men, relationships and eggs are major themes in kim's texts. this is great. your first network television interview. discussing your eggs. >> great. really fun for me. thank you. >> reporter: last november the intensity of the exchanges reached a pin theoint where kate for the most part loves the texts, decided to create instagram called crazy jewish mom where she posts biggest doozies. it now has more than 600,000 followers. >> i don't get why people are just in other people's text to their kids. like reality tv. interested in other people's lives. >> i can answer it you.

say crazy things. >> i give good advice. >> not saying it is bad advice. >> not good. >> it's a lot. >> kim friedman takes helicopter parenting to a brand new level. used to be a big director working on "the love boat." "star trek," and "dynasty" and "beverly hills 90210." she left it all. >> there was some money in the -- >> i won't go there. >> a boy? >> we are not going there. >> could be. we wore there early in the morning. i will let your imagination go. >> when her daughter kate graduated and moved to new york city. her mom embraced texting as the principal means of reaching kate at all hours. >> oh, my gosh. beautiful >> reporter: we spent a saturday with them recently during one 20 minute period when they were apart, kate received a total of

11 texts. three pictures. mostly as her mom went shopping on her behalf. >> oh this iscute. can i take a picture of you in the top and send it to her. >> of course. >> let me get your front. turn around the front. okay. >> reporter: one of kim's preoccupations in the texts is the fact that kate's boyfriend, kim calls super jew has not proposed after more than a year of being together. okay, here we go. kate, omg, i found the perfect guy for you on j-date. what? mother tell me you did not make a pre file forofile on the site. omg. do you use pictures? take it down. >> as far as i'm concerned. super jew's days are numbered. all caps. no ring on the finger you must not linger. >> he is looking to settle down. not ideal. he is gorgeous. all caps reply. this is identity theft. >> it is right? fair. >> reporter: when do you want to go out with him, lights camera

overies. >> what's wrong? that's fair? >> given your vocal criticism of super jew, whose actual name i don't know. how do you get along with him when you see him face to face? >> i like him. he knows i like him. >> you want him to get out of your daughter's life? >> or the opposite. >> or seal the deal. so she can move on date meet other people. him too. >> reporter: other recurring fixations from texts include disapproval of kate's apartment which she refers to as a death trap. >> this is what i see. i get the trash bags here. trash cans here. it's lovely. always open never locked. >> oh, god. look up here. >> i can replace it not the end of the world. >> that doesn't work. so there is a fire. the fire is in the kitchen. there is no exit out here. so i bought her fire system. there it is. now the little girl climbing down the thing. that could be you. >> reporter: spend enough time

around kim and you realize that she is always directing. >> i see that camera. way down. >> what are you doing? >> i don't see the camera up high enough. >> reporter: and always mothering including our videographer. aren't you hungry? no eat something. you need to eat. >> reporter: if you want to take the most sympathetic view of kim's obsessive texting. hand wringing over what kate eats. >> i think i will get the meatballs. >> where is the meatballs? >> protein and delicious. >> please do not. >> i am planning on red wine. >> her constant concerns hefr ore physical safety. >> i want to a gun store and asked for a rape whistle. [ whistle blows ] >> isn't that great? >> reporter: if you want to take the most sympathetic view what is actually going on here is simply unbridled, possibly some what unhinged maternal adoration. what comes through to me? love. you love each other. >> she is my baby.

i will kill anybody who hurts her. >> let's not do that. less death threats. >> reporter: lake iike i said one mom's idiosyncratic, maybe crazy, optimal health well being, wardrobe. >> mother can i put my clothes back on? >> i want to show you one thing. >> reporter: and love life. >> do you have any brothers? >> i do have a younger brother. >> is he married? >> can we not? can we not actually do this? >> i just don't love the neighborhood. i just -- >> well i thought she was adorable. as a father i completely get it. thanks to my co-anchor dan harris. >> next new york rolls out the red carpet for the u.s. women's soccer team. why this ticker tape parade has

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finally tonight, it isn't every day that new york city throws a ticker tape parade. in fact the last time was three years ago for the new york giants but today the u.s. women's soccer team got the royal treatment and milestone for women everywhere. here's abc's paula faris. >> reporter: smiles and cheers. team spirit and ticker tape. and history. the u.s. women's world champion soccer team honored with the parade through the heart of new york city. ending at city hall with an electric rally.

♪ ♪ >> reporter: in the 129 year history of new york city's ticker tape parade never before a women's team honored. something the ladies don't take lightly. >> abc's robin roberts was there to introduce the team. >> best player in the world cup, carli lloyd. >> the world cup is a dream come true. having the parade in new york city was one of the best moments of my entire life. >> reporter: the little faces waving flags and smiling in the crowd. >> usa! >> reporter: shining bright everywhere we looked. raise your hand if you play soccer? i can't discount how important you guys were the fans of bringing home this world cup for us. >> reporter: being paraded along the so-called canyon of heroes an honor reserved for an elite few. john glenn, soldiers returning home from world war ii and the

country's president. the last time a ticker tape parade solely for a female achievement, 1960 for gold medal figure skater carol height. team usa is proudly taking their victory lap and living out their dream. >> all the women up here on this stage believe in that dream. and i believe that is the reason why we won this world cup is because none of us ever stopped believing and neither should you guys. >> reporter: for "nightline," paula faris in new york. ♪ >> it was another powerful woman beyonce who asked and answered the question who runs the world? girls. thank you for watching abc news tune in to "good morning america" tomorrow. and as always you can find us on the "nightline" facebook page and at abcnews.com. good night, america. have a great weekend.

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