Ronald Kufner, MD, 68, is an anesthesiologist and pain management specialist working with multiple hospitals and other doctors and specialists around Detroit, Michigan, without joining any group. And yet he is included with the 5 doctors at The Pain Center in Warren, Michigan who are all facing charges for conspiracy and fraud.  What would the reason for doing this be? Well, Dr. Kufner is old enough to have money or possessions which the government would like to get its hands on. Or the government might what to offer him a deal if he commits perjury against the other physicians—a common ploy by the DOJ.

Dr. Kufner is charged with one count of health care fraud conspiracy, one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, six counts of aiding and abetting health care fraud for six claims between May, 2014, and Nov, 2016 which you can see below, and two counts of aiding and abetting the unlawful distribution of controlled substances for giving two patients 120 doses of hydrocodone-acetaminophen.

Dr. Kufner graduated from medical school with honors and has been practicing for 25 years. Folks, this is the future of medicine in America.  Practice as you’ve been taught, and spend your life in prison.

The Gestapo is alive and well in the US DOJ. The goal of the government is to forfeit any property owned by the doctors as a means of offsetting our national debt of $34 billion and rising through fraud charges against compassionate, self-sacrificing doctors taking care of government-insured for not even what it costs to see them. The actual law being adulterated to create these false charges is 18 U.S.C. § 1347 Health care fraud, which states:

(a)  Whoever knowingly and willfully executes, or attempts to execute, a scheme or artifice–

(1)  to defraud any health care benefit program;  or

(2)  to obtain, by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, any of the money or property owned by, or under the custody or control of, any health care benefit program, in connection with the delivery of or payment for health care benefits, items, or services, …

(b)  With respect to violations of this section, a person need not have actual knowledge of this section or specific intent to commit a violation of this section.

So the government is turning this vague law against any physician or clinic independent from the REAL fraudulent hospital-owned groups, to fund the government coffers and give the DOJ job security. And statute (b) is really scary when it says there is no such thing as mens rea anymore in our justice system. In other words, you can be charged criminally for something you don’t even know is criminal or have the intent of doing something criminal. 

The government is charging Dr. Kufner with doing spinal injections that, in the government reviewer’s mind, were not medically unnecessary.  This is the type of charge that is becoming routine now against any doctor who takes government insurance. But how they do it is interesting. Non-medical reviewers who get bonuses based on the numbers of claims they deny are now the decision-makers as to what is “necessary” for patient care. Let’s see. If you are being paid for finding claims that aren’t necessary, what would you do? Doctors are basically sitting ducks. Easy low hanging fruit who don’t even try to defend themselves against ridiculous charges like this.

So doctors taking care of government insured or BXBS, take note: You are treating these patients for free and you will lose your business through bankruptcy when the government charges and fines you to get their money back. You’ll also become part of our slave-labor force in prison, and give more government personnel a salary to watch you.

Now what can be done about this gross government misconduct targeting innocent physicians with crimes for doing their job? First, we need to remove immunity from government officials who use illegal means to achieve convictions. One of those illegal means is jury tampering. That is done by U. S. Attorneys like Matthew Schneider making statements in their press releases that will prejudice the jury. Then those government officials guilty of violating our constitutional rights need to spend 20 years in prison.

For more information on how the government is attacking doctors illegally, see the posts on the other practitioners at this clinic:

• Rajendra Bothra, MD
• Eric Backos, MD    
• Ganiu Edu, MD  
• Christopher Russo, MD
• David Lewis, MD  

So if you want these kinds of outrageous attacks to stop, join DoctorsofCourage. Communicate with your legislator about how the law is being misused to attack doctors. We will be starting a communication campaign with the new Congress. For template letters, ability to have me (Dr. Cheek) represent you in Washington with a meeting with your legislators’ health staff, and other important information, support us with your membership.

Addendum

Dr. Kufner pleaded guilty in October, 2021. In June, 2022, four of his colleagues above were acquitted.  Dr. Kufner, for a reduction in his own sentence, testified against these colleagues.  He seems to still be awaiting sentencing.

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!