[conservativejoy]

Ben Carson’s best friend is a convicted felon. He was convicted for Medical insurance fraud and he and Ben are in business together.

[outinyellowdogcountry]

What difference does it make?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chajin]

This is be the end of Ben Carson. It will not, of course, be the end of Bill and Hillary Clinton, Barack and Michelle Obama, or Elizabeth Warren.

[luvbach1]

Ben Carson's best friend is a convicted felon. He was convicted for Medical insurance fraud and he and Ben are in business together.

Any criticism of Carson's relationship with a "convicted felon" sounds like "guilt by association."

[PennsylvaniaMom]

I don’t dispute that Costa was found guilty, but at the time (he lives in Pittsburgh, this was local news) I found it odd (and still do!) that someone of Costas vast wealth would do $40k of insurance fraud.

Costa is a dentist, I’m not sure if he didn’t do the procedures (or someone on his staff didn’t do them and billed). For somebody with holdings as huge as Costas $40k of insurance fraud (on 50 patients) seems small potatoes.

I’m not “defending” I’m just giving my honest thoughts at the time I first read of this and now I still view it.