Convicted physician Archives - Page 2 of 18

Daniel Cham, MD

by Linda Cheek, MD | Aug, Wed, 2025 | Convicted physician | 1 comment

On October 7, 2014, life as he knew it ended. Daniel Cham, MD, MS, a 47 year-old hard-working, dedicated, seasoned physician, was indicted with charges of drug trafficking, money laundering, fraud and making false statements to federal authorities. These charges were...

The Martyrdom of Dr. Walter F. Wrenn III

by Neil Anand, MD | Jul, Sat, 2025 | Convicted physician, In Memoriam, Licensed to Lie, war on doctors | 2 comments

The Medicine Martyr vs. The Jeffrey Epstein School of Mathematics: How an Esteemed Philadelphia Black Physician Was Crucified in America’s Healthcare Civil War In the heart of West Philadelphia, a man of medicine stood as a beacon of hope and justice for his...

Message from Prison

by Linda Cheek, MD | Jun, Wed, 2025 | Convicted physician | 5 comments

Michael Belfiore, DO, is a doctor from New York that was attacked in 2013, convicted in 2017, and sent to prison for 23 years. He was one of the first cases I wrote a post about. You can see my post HERE. We are in communication through email. He sent out an email...

John Whelan, MD

by Linda Cheek, MD | May, Wed, 2025 | Convicted physician | 4 comments

Back in February I wrote a post asking for prayers and support for Dr. John Whelan of Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. Thank you to those of you who sent him letters of love and encouragement. Just to show how corrupt our prison system is, Dr. Whelan was denied compassionate...

Charise Valentine, MD

by Linda Cheek, MD | May, Mon, 2025 | Convicted physician | 2 comments

Charise Valentine, MD, 69, of Oak Park, MI practiced PM&R as well as family medicine with 44 years experience. But on April 25, 2025 she was convicted in federal court of conspiracy to unlawfully distribute prescription opioids and 10 counts of illegal...

Neil Anand, MD–Original 2022 post modified

by Linda Cheek, MD | Apr, Wed, 2025 | Convicted physician | 5 comments

This post about Dr. Anand was written in 2022. However, at that time I was asked not to post anything about him, because that is what defense attorneys want. So I bowed to their authority, and have never written a post about Dr. Anand. Now that his trial is over, I...