by Linda Cheek, MD | Jan, Mon, 2024 | DEA |
Most people in America know that if you lie to a government official, you can be charged with a crime. The law regarding lying to the federal government is set out in Title 18, Section 1001 of the United States Code. This law criminalizes telling such lies when a...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Jan, Thu, 2024 | Convicted physician |
Following only a 7 day trial, 72 y/o Osmin Morales, MD, an interventional pain management physician in South Miami, FL was convicted Jan 12, 2024 of conspiracy to unlawfully dispense and distribute controlled substances, and six counts of unlawfully dispensing...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Jan, Thu, 2024 | Doctor charged |
What could have been a simple traffic ticket ended up for this pain management physician, an arrest with possibly more serious charges. But he put his own neck in the noose. Other doctors need to learn from this. No jokes aside. Jose A. Torres, 65, of Warren,...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Jan, Wed, 2024 | opiates |
Finally, I want to show the data pertaining to the Presidents through the time frame of 2013 through 2024. This covers three presidencies—Barack Obama (2013-2017), Donald Trump (2017-2021) and Joseph Biden (2021-2024). Let me state at the onset, that I am...
by Linda Cheek, MD | Jan, Tue, 2024 | opiates |
So now let’s look at the DEA Production Quota reductions over the last 12 years. The DEA has a chart of production quotas from 2012 to 2022 HERE. Below, I have shortened the chart to opioids that are pertinent for pain patients. Let’s do some analysis of the...