Fake Doctors’ Notes Being Handed Out at Wisconsin Gov. Union Rally

MacIver News Service ^ | 2/19/11

[Qbert]

Interesting link. From the update citing a physician:

“Medicolegally, passing out sick notes to anyone (much less strikers walking by) implies the creation of a physician-patient relationship. This means, for example, that it could be construed that you are legally responsible for any medical issues related to said relationship. In Florida, and presumably in WI, you must have an official medical record for all patients that you evaluate and care for. Technically, my writing an antibiotic prescription for my child’s ear infection is forbidden if I don’t have a record kept on file documenting an examination and treatment plan.

There is no doubt that ethically, and presumably legally, the MDs in Madison are committing multiple violations of their regulations in order to further a political goal...”

[buccaneer81]

Nickname?

[kcvl]

There are two Dr. Keevil’s, could be sisters

[kevao]

Look at the picture on *both* sites. It is the same *exact* picture.

[kevao]

Nickname?

Who uses a nickname on his professional site? Without at least also mentioning his real name?

[bronxville]

- Shropshire, James H - Credential Type: Medicine and Surgery (20) - Credential Number: 33770-20; Location: MONONA, WI The LIC# isn't the same. They're NOT matching up!

[buccaneer81]

Who uses a nickname on his professional site? Without at least also mentioning his real name?

A flaky, leftist, socialist, pinko doctor in Madison? It never hurts to have an alias when you commit fraud, I guess.

[bronxville]

See my post #259

The numbers aren’t in sync.

[taraytarah]

Noticed the same thing. 21?? She is listed at the university as an assistant clinical professor. License to practice or license to teach? Is she actually an MD?

[Bellflower]

We need to make available the shots of the crowds so that workers can be identified out of them. We should go about filming people and giving copies of the pictures of the crowds to employers who can then look for their workers in the shots and have proof that they were at the rally and not sick.

[Bellflower]

It depends. It is fraud. If it can be proved that an organization such as a union or the DNC was organizing and paying for those doctors to commit this fraud it sounds like a RICO offense to me. My guess is that RICO offenses occurred at many levels in the organizing, funding and instigating of this mob.

It is also actually illegal to purposefully interfere with someones contract relationship with another. I dare say that the unions and Democratic organizations have done this by using funds to organize and instigate public employees to break their legal contracts.

As per Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act.

RICO offenses Under the law, racketeering activity means:

Any violation of state statutes against gambling, murder, kidnapping, extortion, arson, robbery, bribery, dealing in obscene matter, or dealing in a controlled substance or listed chemical (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act);

Any act of bribery, counterfeiting, theft, embezzlement, fraud, dealing in obscene matter, obstruction of justice, slavery, racketeering, gambling, money laundering, commission of murder-for-hire, and several other offenses covered under the Federal criminal code (Title 18);

Embezzlement of union funds;

Bankruptcy fraud or securities fraud;

Drug trafficking; long-term and elaborate drug networks can also be prosecuted using the Continuing Criminal Enterprise Statute;

Bringing in, aiding or assisting aliens in illegally entering the country (if the action was for financial gain);>

Acts of terrorism.

Pattern of racketeering activity requires at least two acts of racketeering activity, one of which occurred after the effective date of this chapter and the last of which occurred within ten years (excluding any period of imprisonment) after the commission of a prior act of racketeering activity. The U.S. Supreme Court has instructed federal courts to follow the continuity-plus-relationship test in order to determine whether the facts of a specific case give rise to an established pattern. Predicate acts are related if they "have the same or similar purposes, results, participants, victims, or methods of commission, or otherwise are interrelated by distinguishing characteristics and are not isolated events." (H.J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.) Continuity is both a closed and open ended concept, referring to either a closed period of conduct, or to past conduct that by its nature projects into the future with a threat of repetition.

Also about the law against interfereing with a legal contract per Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act.

Tortious interference, also known as Intentional interference with contractual relations, in the common law of tort, occurs when a person intentionally damages the plaintiff's contractual or other business relationships. This tort is broadly divided into two categories, one specific to contractual relationships (irrespective of whether they involve business), and the other specific to business relationships or activities (irrespective of whether they involve a contract).

[nina0113]

..."So it’s as valid as every other work note that I’ve written for the last 30 years.”

I'll just bet.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

These doctors are employed at the University of Wisconsin. Correct?

That's what I've read, but I can't give you a source.

[PLD]

I heard this yesterday..That is against the law..and everyone involved should be punished..Of course we are dealing with crooked democrats here..Most of what the dems do is criminal..

[PLD]

This has Obama written all over it..I hope someone proves he is involved in this.. We try and teach our children not to lie and we have a hard time at it..They are not safe at school with these liars,and also the ones that rape our kids these new devil group..now this..

[Scotswife]

wow - I’m always amazed at how low the libs will stoop.
What will they think of next?

And then a part of me is partially admiring their creativity and wondering when our side is going to wake up and quit worrying about this “civility” garbage.

[SeaHawkFan]

I know the RICO statutes better than you, and have read EVERY US Supreme Court decision involving RICO.

The simple fact is a doctor writing a phoney doctor’s excuse is not a RICO predicate act. Further more, even if it was, how does it meet the “affecting interstate commerce” element of a RICO violation?

[Malone LaVeigh]

Someone should get a copy of this excuse form, make 100,000+ copies and sell them for a buck a piece to every student who wants one.

[Valin]

Question

Is this illegal? Immoral, Unethical? I’d say yes, but are they breaking any law/rule/official code of ethics?

I’ll say this, I wouldn’t trust any of these folks.

[Qbert]

“Shropshire, James H - Credential Type: Medicine and Surgery (20) - Credential Number: 33770-20; Location: MONONA, WI The LIC# isn’t the same. They’re NOT matching up!”

—I found a blog written by a NY physician who is writing about this. In the comments, somebody who identifies as another physician points out (and the NY physician agrees):

“Of the note that I saw, the license number didn’t match any possible entry in the Wisconsin medical board register at http://online.drl.wi.gov/LicenseLookup/IndividualCredentialSearch.aspx

So, fraud is being committed.

And as a physician, handing these out without examining the patient is malpractice.”

http://punditpress.blogspot.com/2011/02/physicians-betraying-their-oath-and_19.html