Fact-check · Sep 9, 2026 · Donald Trump
“A fraudster doctor spent roughly eleven seconds reviewing 63 cardiovascular images”
TRUE
What the record shows
DOJ indictment (June 2026) states Dr. Jason Finkelstein signed off on 63 cardiovascular test images as normal within approximately 11 seconds, despite showing enlarged heart. Patient died of sudden cardiac arrest 24 days later.
Sources
- Doctors, Nurses Arrested in $50m California Health Care Fraud Investigation - Newsweek
- 8 Arrested in Health Care Fraud Takedown, Including Owners of Hospices
- Inside the $60M takedown: 8 Southern California cases under Medicare fraud investigation | FOX 11 Los Angeles
- Office of Public Affairs | National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 455 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $6.5 Billion in Alleged Fraud | United States Department of Justice
- Southern District of New York | Cardiologist Sentenced To Prison For Decade-Long Health Care Fraud Scheme | United States Department of Justice
- Cardiology practice, cardiologists pay $4.75M to resolve DOJ fraud allegations
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