Butcher of South Beach Verdict

A man known to some as the "Butcher of South Beach" pleaded guilty Wednesday as part of a plea deal courtesy of his alleged victims.
Reinaldo Silvestre is accused of performing plastic surgery without a license. Silvestre was considered one of Miami Beach's top 10 fugitives after he fled the country for Belize. Silvestre was arrested when an American tourist in the country recognized him from the TV show "America's Most Wanted."
Spencer Aronfeld, the lawyer for three alleged victims of Silvestre, said one of his clients, a male bodybuilder and former Mr. Mexico, wanted pumped-up pectorals but came out of surgery performed by Silvestre with what looked like women's breasts.

"So this big bodybuilder from Mexico wakes up from this surgery expecting to look like Tarzan and instead he looks like Pamela (Anderson Lee), Dolly Parton," Aronfeld said.

Silvestre pleaded guilty Wednesday to that crime and others. He had faced up to 45 years in prison but, as part of a bargain with the alleged victims, will serve only seven years in prison and then another 30 years on probation.

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