The Defendant is Not Licensed to Practice Medicine in New York State
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced that a New Jersey man has been indicted on Murder and other related charges for administering an intravenous injection to a 27-year-old woman who died approximately one hour later.
District Attorney Clark said, “This defendant was allegedly operating a medical clinic even though he was not licensed to practice medicine in New York State. A young woman seeking health benefits instead had her life cut tragically short. We will get justice for this victim’s family.”
District Attorney Clark said that defendant Luis Rojas Cabrera, 56, Passaic, New Jersey, was arraigned on October 6, 2026 on second-degree Murder, second-degree Manslaughter, Criminally Negligent Homicide, first-degree Reckless Endangerment and Unauthorized Practice by Bronx Supreme Court Justice Pamela Goldsmith. Bail was set at $2 million cash/$7 million bond/$7 million partially secured bond. He is due back in court on October 27, 2026.
According to the investigation, on July 19, 2026, the defendant allegedly administered a NAD+ intravenous injection to Elizabeth Baron, 27, at a business he operated at 3190 Riverdale Avenue, despite not being licensed to practice medicine in New York State. The victim became unconscious, was transported to the hospital, and pronounced dead about an hour after the injection was administered. The New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner determined the cause of death to be cardiac air embolism due to the introduction of air into the intravenous catheter inserted into the victim. Investigators have located two additional individuals who received injections from Rojas Cabrera.
District Attorney Clark also thanked NYPD Detective Michael Simpson of Bronx Homicide Squad, NYPD Detective Andrew Greges of the 50th Precinct Detective Squad, Detective Felipe Ortiz with Homeland Security Investigations New York Global Trade Investigations Group, under the direction of Acting Special Agent in Charge Pete Giza, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations, for their work in the investigation.
An indictment is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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