False Targeting: US Surgeon Faces Down Weaponized DOJ | EP 700

Folks, as I’ve told you in previous weeks we are going to cover more weaponization and lawfare cases and what you just saw is how the weaponized DOJ goes after a doctor who doesn’t fit their narrative. My guest today is Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, a Mayo Clinic-trained gynecologic surgeon and oncologist in Memphis, TN. One of the very few specialists in the entire country qualified to handle the toughest women’s cancer and pelvic cases. For years he’s been treating vulnerable patients, many on Medicare and Medicaid, with procedures that actually save lives. But the federal government decided to make an example out of him. They turned what should have been a regulatory or billing dispute into a massive criminal prosecution packed with inflammatory allegations. Many of the most serious charges were later dropped, yet in January a jury still convicted him on 40 counts related to medical devices and healthcare claims. Dr. Kumar was sentenced to 20 years in Federal prison last month and his team has filed an appeal. They’re backed by former top FDA lawyers and regulatory experts who say the DOJ flat-out misapplied federal rules on single-use devices and ignored clear safe-harbor guidance that protects outpatient physician offices like his. This isn’t justice. This is lawfare. Dr. Kumar is fighting back with everything he’s got. We’re going to get the full story straight from him right now.