Henri Wetselaar, MD, 93 y/o, Gets 10 Year Jail Sentence.

Las Vegas August 1, 2017 – A 93 year old pain management doctor was sentenced to 10 years in jail and called a drug dealer by a Las Vegas Judge. Some DOC readers believe that the real motivation for throwing this World War II veteran in jail and accusing him of drug dealing was to take his assets which the judged fined him 2.5 million dollars. Senior U.S. District Judge Kent Dawson imposed the prison term and the fine, hurtling allegations that the 93 year old Doctor Henri Wetselaar was supplying scores of drug addicts and dealers with powerful opioids.

A witness to the sentencing, Dave Stewart, said, “What in the hell in going on with these prosecutors and judges!” Apparently, the prosecutor had asked the judge to give Wetselaar 20 years in the slammer, to teach him a lesson for dealing with drug dealers and addicts. Dave said that government overreach and the prosecutors have crossed the line and he believes that the real reason for doctor Wetselaar’s lock-up and harassment, is the result of money. They need money, said Mr. Stewart, “Throwing his hands up in the air with disgust.” The government is plotting to rip-off the professional people of this country and take their hard earned savings and bank accounts. These are police outfits he said, and they are not interested in proving anybody innocent and showing evidence that would exonerate them.

Doctor Wetselaar Would Have Died In Jail

The doctor suffers from ailments that include prostate cancer, chronic renal failure, multiple heart valve disorders and brain atrophy. Throughout the court process, Wetselaar’s failing health caused several trial delays as he was in and out of the hospital. With all this stuff on his plate, the prosecutor still asked for a 20-year prison sentence. The prosecutor stuck to his 20 year prison term because he said, “Wetselaar’s behavior was far from that of a doctor,” prosecutors wrote in a separate sentencing memorandum filed last week. “Rather he was an individual who cared little for the health and well-being of his patients.”

The jury convicted doctor Wetselaar of all 11 drug counts, money laundering and related counts contained in a 2011 indictment against him. His medical assistant and a local pharmacist also were charged in the case. According to the indictment, Wetselaar prescribed large amounts of drugs — including oxycodone, hydrocodone, Xanax and Soma — to more than 230 people who did not medically need them. This is the same MO that is seen all around the United States. How much evidence did the prosecution withhold from the Jury? What kind of exonerative evidence was not given to the jury or concealed? Did DEA / Police misconduct play a role in the investigation?

The answers to all of these questions is highly possible, since the police misconduct is intentional hidden by prosecutors and judges. Doctor Wetselaar, at the age of 93 years old, was a sitting duck for law enforcement and greedy DEA agents to come and take his nice stash of money, totaling 2.5 million. The Medical Board should be the one getting jail time for letting a 93 year old work in a clinic and the prosecutor should be put in jail for going after his money and using government confidential informants to trick this doctor into giving them pills and then arresting him. It’s a cold world out there and I guess somebody has to do the devils work.

Henri Wetselaar, MD Addendum

Take a look at a standard forfeiture of assets:  This is what it is all about–the money.

Here is an article about Dr. Wetselaar’s attempt to have a just sentence for a man of his years and health concerns.

Dr. Wetselaar was released from prison in November, 2017 while he appealed the conviction.  However, he passed away in April, 2020.

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Editor: Billy Earley,
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National Adviser Black Doctors Matter
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Addendum from Linda Cheek:

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.