Charise Valentine, MD

Charise Valentine, MD

by | 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...
Christopher R. Russo, MD

Christopher R. Russo, MD

by | Dec, Sun, 2018 | Acquitted | 8 comments

Christopher Russo, MD, 50, of Birmingham, Michigan was charged Dec. 6 along with his 5 colleagues with one count health care fraud conspiracy and one count conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. He was also charged with...
Ronald P. Kufner, MD

Ronald P. Kufner, MD

by | Dec, Thu, 2018 | Doctor charged | 8 comments

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,...
Ganiu Edu, MD

Ganiu Edu, MD

by | Dec, Thu, 2018 | Doctor charged | 6 comments

Ganiu Edu, MD, 50, an anesthesiologist and pain management specialist in Warren, Michigan is charged with 11 counts of aiding and abetting health care fraud and 2 counts of aiding and abetting illegal distribution of controlled substances. The charges are for...
Eric Backos, MD

Eric Backos, MD

by | Dec, Fri, 2018 | Doctor charged | 16 comments

Eric Backos, MD, 65, is a physical medicine and rehab specialist in Warren, Michigan and has been practicing for 38 years. He is one of the six doctors at 3 clinics who are being unbelievably charged with fraud with the outlandish government reasoning that he is...