I was a well-respected physician who worked in emergency rooms from 1989 until 2013. My friend and mentor from my residency invited me to join him in a new practice. He suggested since we were getting older, it was time to slow down. Having respected him during my residency as my friend and supervisor, I trusted him, and believed in him. I developed multiple sclerosis and thought it would be a good idea to slow down, and enjoy my children. To make a long story short, he and his business partner were arrested forstealing millions of dollars from Medicare for false billing,and multiple other illegal actions, that neither I, nor the doctors that were actually taking care of patients, knew was going on. Unfortunately, we were named in a conspiracy since they were using our information to bill these poor patients.after having read the discovery on this case, I was sickened and nauseous. I was used. these people collected millions upon millions of dollars, and live the high life. Between multiple cars, vacations, lavish homes, ridiculous lifestyle, they enjoyed their lives at our expense. Had I known I was part of this disgusting, unbelievable plan to bilk Medicaid, I'm not only would have turned them in, but I would have left before I started. But I trusted my mentor and my friend, and this is where I am.

I finally, after some interactions with unscrupulous lawyers, have found a lawyer that works with this type of case and has gone over all of the discovery. he has told me that he understands my situation, and realizes that I had nothing to do with it. he has further gone through Discovery and found that I am not involved in any of the business side of the practice, just as I had told him. 

I live in a home that has not been paid on in 2 years. I have six wonderful children, that I am trying desperately to support. I need help. I know that once all of this is said and done, I will be exonerated And allowed to go back to work. Unfortunately, I have not been able to gain any type of income since July 2017. Apparently, with Medicare, you are guilty until proven innocent. Although I have had legitimate offers, and contracts oh, I cannot get privileged if I am under federal investigation. I will not plead in this case, because I did not do anything wrong. I never knowingly new what these disgusting people were doing. I was seeing patients, just as I had in my emergency room days, and thought that I was helping them. Yes, they were a specific part of the population, but I was taking care of people that we're not wanted by the regular physicians. My name is spelios John Pappas, but most people know me as John, or Doctor p. My mentor was Frank Patino oh, who was one of the two owners of this group. The other owner was a disgusting person named mashiyat Rashid. He masterminded this entire operation, onde 6 luxury cars, was building a 7 million dollar home,  would fly anywhere and everywhere he wanted to, dressed like he was a movie star, and I was too stupid to see what he was doing. I thought that he was very wealthy because of money from the country that his family came from.  I was never involved in the business side or billing in  over 20 years in the emergency room, and always just left it to others. I had no reason to think this was any different. I did not know that I was going to be involved in the fight of my life. Please help me.