C. Fred Gott, MD, 65, a cardiologist in Bowling Green, KY who also provided pain management services, is scheduled for a 4-week trial in Bowling Green, KY starting September 13. All chronic pain advocates within driving distance should be there to support him.
The targeting of Dr. Gott began in 2013 with the deaths of three patients. That made him an “easy” target with the stigma attached. So they raided his office and the Kentucky Board Of Medical Licensure forced him to agree to an order of indefinite restriction of his license in 2014. Standard MO.
The initial indictment came in June 2015 with charges of “conspiring with others to knowingly and intentionally distribute and dispense, not for a legitimate medical purpose in the usual course of professional practice, controlled substances” which is an illegal use of the law meant to exempt doctors. The time frame was from 2006 to Sept., 2013. That allows the government to confiscate more of the doctor’s assets because they are using that same period to charge him with Medicare/Medicaid fraud by submitting claims at a higher code than the service provided and ordering unnecessary tests. The superceding indictment charges him with one count of conspiracy to knowingly and intentionally distribute and dispense, not for a legitimate medical purpose and beyond the bounds of professional medical practice, controlled substances; Counts two through 18 are charges of unlawful distribution and dispensing of controlled substances, three involving serious physical injury or death; Count 19 is health care fraud resulting in death. Counts 20-50 are health care fraud for upcoding and for medically unnecessary spirometry tests or electrocardiograms.
Our government is going broke. Their method now to try to save money is to charge innocent doctors for fraud where there is none, and then reclaim all the money issued to that doctor for every case during that time period. So in other words, Dr. Gott, if convicted, worked for 7 years for nothing. How would you like the government to come in and take 7 years of your income fraudulently?
As for the charges of distribution resulting in death, it has been the Supreme Court decision in cases involving states that the drugs have to be determined as the actual cause of death. But even so, if the drugs were prescribed in good faith and for a legitimate purpose (which only the doctor can determine per the Controlled Substance Act—not the government), he should not be held criminally responsible. If the families want to bring civil charges, let them. But doctors should not be criminalized for their medical decision making. If allowed to do that here, when might your life be in jeopardy, depending on a doctor’s decision, and he waivers because of fear of criminal charges?
If convicted as charged, Dr. Gott could receive 20 years to life in federal prison and a $12 million fine. We have to stop these illegal incarcerations based on stigmatization and government propaganda for money.
Addendum for C. Fred Gott, MD
Dr. Gott never connected with us for help. Instead, he finally succumbed to the pressure and pleaded guilty in Feb, 2018. He was sentenced to 8 years in prison. As of August, 2023, he is at a halfway house with a release date of 3/13/2024. Anyone in communication with him, please tell him to work on forgiveness and when he is ready, join us in the effort to restore humanity to the nation.
Addendum from the author:
I have failed in my mission to end these attacks on doctors and pain patients. Through John Bevere’s book The Bait of Satan, I have figured out why—my lack of forgiveness to those who attacked me. As in Mark 11: 24-26:
“Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.”
And when you do not do the will of the Father, you are estranged from him and he will ignore you. So we all must forgive the agents who attacked us in order for things to be made right through any of our works.
Jesus said
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.”
But we cannot lay down our lives for God unless we know Him well enough to trust Him. We must have the assurance that He would never do anything to harm us. He always looks out for what He knows is in our best interest. As a nation, those of us suffering from these attacks must understand that we are serving as God’s messengers of love. We must forgive those who persecute us and love them instead, following God’s will for us. Then and only then will we see fruits from our labor.
So I hope that everyone who has suffered from what happened to the doctor can trust the Lord, forgive those who have hurt you, and help bring this country back to the God-fearing country that our forefathers founded. Then, and only then, can you be a part of the effort to stop these attacks. I look forward to that day.
To end these attacks, restore pain management, and provide compensation to all the families that have been destroyed by government overreach, we must get the Controlled Substance Act repealed. Join Doctorsofcourage to get that done. Learn what we teach and spread the word. NO DRUG CAUSES ADDICTION!! Let’s end the War on Drugs, Doctors and Pain Patients, end the black market, solve the southern border crisis, and restore proper pain management. It CAN be done!
Linda Cheek is a teacher and disenfranchised medical doctor, turned activist, author, and speaker. A victim of prosecutorial misconduct and outright law-breaking of the government agencies DEA, DHHS, and DOJ, she hopes to be a part of exonerating all doctors illegally attacked through the Controlled Substance Act. She holds the key to success, as she can offset the government propaganda that drugs cause addiction with the truth: The REAL Cause of Drug Abuse.
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What a shame. Dr. Gott finally caved and copped a plea. I reached out to both him and his lawyer, offering to be an expert witness, and at least provide an amicus brief. His lawyer’s assistant was snotty with me. Obviously one of the usual cases of lawyers who should never be given a case involving doctors with criminal charges.
Dr. Gott also never responded to my attempt of outreach. Another example of a doctor’s dependence on only his incompetent lawyer’s instruction.
So Dr. Gott was sentenced to 8 years in prison. Hopefully other doctors will not follow suit, and by learning what they need to learn and with people informing their legislators as to the truth, we will get these attacks to end, and get Dr. Gott out of prison in spite of him not helping himself.
This would have been such an easy case for someone like Beau Brindley to win. Such a Shame!!
This is so sad. This man saved my life. I was one of his patients. When I started to see him I was addicted to two different pain drugs–hydrocodone,and ultram. I have chronic back pain, neuropathy, and rheumatoid arthritis all through my back, and bulging disks. I hurt so bad I took my pills then bought off the street for more plus stayed drunk just so I didn’t hurt. Had to stay high all the time so I didn’t know how bad I really hurt. I hurt so bad that I didn’t care if I cleaned up. I sat around all the time because I hurt too bad to do much. Couldn’t work, had to get on disability. I had been telling Dr. Gott I wanted to stop being high all the time and still not hurt either. So Dr. Gott asked me if I would try Methadone for a little while. He finally talked me into it. It was the best thing I ever did. I didn’t have to drink, take hands full of pills all the time. First day I took them I was like wow I am not hurting bad and as time went on I was able to have a garden and later I am working now. So in my book he is a saint. Thank u so much Dr. Gott. But now stupid government doesn’t want people on Methadone. My Dr. that I have in Nashville TN is telling me that they have to change me to stupid Percocets. It doesn’t matter that Methadone has been great for me for 7 years now. U ask me I think the stupid government wants people high. That way they don’t worry about government taking our rights away a little everyday. But hate to tell them wouldn’t be as many suicides because most people that have chronic pain don’t really want the buzz. They just wantt relief from pain.
Dr. Gott’s trial has been postponed. It is not on the Western KY docket anymore for Sept. 13. The next appearance is Oct. 30 for a “teleconference”. So we need to stay tuned for when the trial is scheduled.
Do u know any good cronic pain Drs anymore
No, I’m sorry. That isn’t the purpose of this website. In fact, since the government has us targeted and people won’t do what needs to be done to make the practice of medicine safe, I recommend to doctors that they stop prescribing controlled substances all together. Eventually they are going to be forced to anyway, so we might as well boycott and get people’s attention so they do what needs to be done.
Imagine this scenario: One of your patients had a heart attack. He comes to see you for follow-up with some complaints. But you know that if you order an EKG, you might be charged criminally with fraud so that the government can confiscate your office and all your income for the last 8 years. If you don’t order the EKG and the patient dies, no one will know, and the government will laugh all the way to the bank. What would you do?