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Dr. Jalil Illan with Baja Bariatrics and Omar Acosta - A Warning

Many of you on here know me well, I have been a part of these message boards for years. I love our members and I want only the best for them. Therefore, I can not in good conscience keep this to myself any longer.

Dr. Illan is a wonderful surgeon. In fact, when I used to coordinate, for a while I actually referred patients to him. His coordinator, Omar, has a very, very faithful following. So much so, I fully expect and am prepared for the "verbal beating" I am going to get for going public with what I know. But, if I prevent just one woman from experiencing what I am about to share with you, then it will all be worth it.

As I said, Omar is very well loved among the patients, especially the ladies. He goes out of his way to ensure everyone has a great experience while there. He provides for the patient's every need, transports them around town, runs errands for them, sits by their bedside and so much more. He is very charming and charismatic. There will be many, many members who will respond to this thread stating just that. In fact, when the first patient, one that I had referred to them, approached me about what happened to her, I did her a horrible disservice by not really believing what she told me, because Omar did such a good job of convincing me otherwise. But now, after six woman, some of whom I referred to Dr. Illan, some not, have contacted me regarding what happened to them, I know now that first patient was telling me the truth, she did not misinterpret anything and I must speak out.

So, what is it that I am speaking off? I am talking about taking advantage of woman who have traveled to a foreign country by themselves, most likely have low self-esteem due to their weight issues, they are scared and they are lonely. Then, along comes Omar. He is by their side throughout their stay. He is, as I said before, charming and charismatic. They very quickly find themselves falling victim to him, and he takes advantage of them in several different ways. He either is sexually suggestive to them, sexually inappropriate, or convinces these woman he truly cares for/loves them and begins a romantic relationship with them. Because of how vulnerable they are, they believe he really does care about them, and they allow themselves to be wooed by him and have a romantic and/or sexual relationship with him. Then, shortly after, he basically dumps them. He quits responding to their calls, texts, etc. He leaves these woman feeling broken and foolish for falling for him. They feel like they have done something wrong, when in fact, they are merely the victim of a heartless man taking extreme advantage of his position and their vulnerability. Understand, I am not saying this happens with every patient, but it does happen and it shows an extreme lack of professionalism and moral character.

I have attempted to contact Dr. Illan to speak with him personally about this. Unfortunately, Omar makes that nearly impossible. All calls, emails, etc. are intercepted by him. And, here is the saddest part of all, Dr. Illan already knows what is going on. So, I am doubtful my talking to him would make a difference. Dr. Illan knows Omar has a strong fan base, and therefore, brings him a great deal of business. So, he turns a blind eye to what is happening. Which, is why I have no guilt in publicly coming out and sharing what I know. I will be honest, my goal here is to have Omar removed from his position as coordinator with Baja Bariatrics and Dr. Illan, and to see that he does not work in this field or any other field where he can take advantage of woman again. And, if Dr. Illan goes down as a result, well, shame on him for allowing it to happen in the first place.

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I'm going to tell you all something that happened to me this weekend. This Whitney girl, under "someone's" direction I believe, hacked my Facebook account and made a fake profile of me and sent out some very nasty telling messages to family members. She titled her message "important family information" and this was even sent to 2 of my husbands grandchildren. I am going to seek legal advise about this but I just want people to know what type of person I and others are dealing with here.

I am so sorry for her doing this to you. You have gone through enough without having to deal with her and her inappropriate behaviors as well.

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. Well I'm not going to give out that information, that is for law enforcement to take care of now, but rest assured, it was her and I have all the proof I need. As it turns out, it probably will be a felont charge then, because she lives in the big state of Texas!

Good for you. Someone needs to stop her harassment.

I'm not asking for a deposition, I just don't understand why the poster felt they were going to get hammered. I really didn't understand the post in general and was hoping for better clarification so we would all understood better.

It didn't make a bit of sense to me either. I'm curious...

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It didn't make a bit of sense to me either. I'm curious...

Glad on not the only one.

Whitney did not hack MXtransformed's account. She did message screenshots of the conversation to her family where MXt admitted to her affair and gave explicit details about her trip to Mexico and how omar came to her door and knocked. He didn't just show up in her room..... like she claimed in her testament above.

 

Whitney acted alone and was not influenced in any way by anyone other than MXt. After MXtransformed threatened and blackmailed Whitney over and over again, everything ended up coming to light anyway.

 

There is nothing criminal about Whitney's actions. She simply helped her tell her story to her family.

 

You reap what you sow.

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Whitney did not hack the account. She did message screenshots of the conversation to her family where she admitted to her affair and gave explicit details about her trip to Mexico and how omar came to her door and knocked. He didn't just show up in her room..... like she claimed in her testament above.

Whitney acted alone and was not influenced in any way by anyone other than her. After she threatened and blackmailed Whitney over and over again, everything ended up coming to light anyway.

There is nothing criminal about Whitney's actions. She simply helped her tell her story to her family.

You reap what you sow.

WHOA!

Why in the world would ANYONE have anything to do with any of you Omar fangirl nutjobs?

Why would ANYONE join your Illan / Omar Facebook fan group?

Why would ANYONE maintain ANY kind of relationship with Whitney (her full name and family members' pictures and names are on Facebook for all to see!)?

Why would ANYONE employ a person like Whitney -- who would behave this way on social media?

You folks may or may not be certifiably crazy.

But you are all certified white trash.

Whitney did not hack Sandis account. She did message screenshots of the conversation to Sandis family where Sandi admitted to her affair and gave explicit details about her trip to Mexico and how omar came to her door and knocked. He didn't just show up in her room..... like she claimed in her testament above.

Whitney acted alone and was not influenced in any way by anyone other than Sandi. After Sandi threatened and blackmailed Whitney over and over again, everything ended up coming to light anyway.

There is nothing criminal about Whitney's actions. She simply helped Sandi tell her story to her family.

You reap what you sow.

How hideous of her to "help out" in such a way. I hope the affected party has the grounds to sue the pants off her and follows through.

This has gone WAY too far and I hope @Alex_Brecher is able to use some of the posts here to assist the affected parties.

Whitney did not hack the account. She did message screenshots of the conversation to her family where she admitted to her affair and gave explicit details about her trip to Mexico and how omar came to her door and knocked. He didn't just show up in her room..... like she claimed in her testament above.

 

Whitney acted alone and was not influenced in any way by anyone other than her. After she threatened and blackmailed Whitney over and over again, everything ended up coming to light anyway.

 

There is nothing criminal about Whitney's actions. She simply helped her tell her story to her family.

 

You reap what you sow.

 

Is this Whitney again?  Anyone know?

Whitney did not hack the account. She did message screenshots of the conversation to her family where she admitted to her affair and gave explicit details about her trip to Mexico and how omar came to her door and knocked. He didn't just show up in her room..... like she claimed in her testament above.

Whitney acted alone and was not influenced in any way by anyone other than her. After she threatened and blackmailed Whitney over and over again, everything ended up coming to light anyway.

There is nothing criminal about Whitney's actions. She simply helped her tell her story to her family.

You reap what you sow.

Really disgraceful and tacky behavior. I am thoroughly disgusted.

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I've asked for that comment to be deleted, my name has never been posted by me, Whitney's however has, she used it in her profile name twice.

I've asked for that comment to be deleted, my name has never been posted by me, Whitney's however has, she used it in her profile name twice.

Your name has been removed from the post.

Pots meet kettles

uscitizen, you don't understand cyberstalking laws. And you have no appreciation for the bounds of what is socially acceptable.

This is the kind of behavior exhibited by people with bad judgment and very poor impulse control.

I urge you to think long and hard about how much you really want to associate yourself and your reputation with this behavior. Yes, there are repercussions from behavior like this. To borrow your words -- yes, we do reap what we sow. But the bitter harvest can come from unexpected directions.

Please don't think this is a threat -- it is not. It is just extraordinarily good advice.

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