maunglay and mary saturley. those suits have not been resolved. but it's the state agency that didn't take any action after the complaint that has drawn ire from dr. fata's victims. >> for all we understand, the government ignored the report. the case right there and saved a lot of lives. >> long before you came into the picture. >> yes. and it didn't happen. >> the bureau of professional licensing told "dateline" there was not enough information available at the time to substantiate angela's allegation. in a statement -- investigators have recovered about $13 million of dr. fata's $17.6 million in fraudulent profits. whistleblower george karache and his attorney are entitled to $1.7 million in that money for alerting federal authorities. the rest is slated to go to the victims. individuals are waiting to hear how much, if any, restitution they will receive. last july, they were able to one by one, they stood before the judge and told their stories with dr. fata just a few feet away. >> the day of sentencing was very, very tough for me. to listen