Dr. Eithan Haim
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And I didn't speak with them that day, but after they left, they gave me a target letter, naming me as a target of an investigation. And my wife and I, at that point, we knew what was going on. So we decided that we had to fight back.
And I didn't speak with them that day, but after they left, they gave me a target letter, naming me as a target of an investigation. And my wife and I, at that point, we knew what was going on. So we decided that we had to fight back.
And although it sounds completely insane, I mean, you know, we kind of freaked out for about an hour and then we opened a bottle of champagne and listened to like Vietnam War music on our patio. And then went to my graduation. Yeah. And but, you know, of course, the next couple of months I was still anonymous.
And although it sounds completely insane, I mean, you know, we kind of freaked out for about an hour and then we opened a bottle of champagne and listened to like Vietnam War music on our patio. And then went to my graduation. Yeah. And but, you know, of course, the next couple of months I was still anonymous.
It was and that's when things really devolved into a really bad place because the corruption I was seeing from the Department of Justice was like. I couldn't imagine, I mean, and I was still anonymous. The last thing I wanted to do was take this story public because I'm like a very private person. My wife and I didn't even have social media.
It was and that's when things really devolved into a really bad place because the corruption I was seeing from the Department of Justice was like. I couldn't imagine, I mean, and I was still anonymous. The last thing I wanted to do was take this story public because I'm like a very private person. My wife and I didn't even have social media.
But once, after a couple of months, after a couple of really shocking phone calls, the prosecutor had sent agents to my home without reviewing the evidence beforehand, right? That's crazy, that's insane, how can you not do that? She threatened my wife because my wife is actually a federal prosecutor at the Department of Justice. Wow. Yeah, so she was undergoing a background check at the time.
But once, after a couple of months, after a couple of really shocking phone calls, the prosecutor had sent agents to my home without reviewing the evidence beforehand, right? That's crazy, that's insane, how can you not do that? She threatened my wife because my wife is actually a federal prosecutor at the Department of Justice. Wow. Yeah, so she was undergoing a background check at the time.
The lead prosecutor, Tina Ansari, said, Andrea, my wife, she's not gonna have any problems with her background check unless she continues to become difficult. What she was referring to was my wife advising me to not speak with the agents without an attorney the first time they showed up in June.
The lead prosecutor, Tina Ansari, said, Andrea, my wife, she's not gonna have any problems with her background check unless she continues to become difficult. What she was referring to was my wife advising me to not speak with the agents without an attorney the first time they showed up in June.
But, you know, there were a bunch of other things that happened that were, you know, frankly, illegal for her to do. Right. Like like outside the boundaries of what a prosecutor does.
But, you know, there were a bunch of other things that happened that were, you know, frankly, illegal for her to do. Right. Like like outside the boundaries of what a prosecutor does.
and do and we know this because my wife's prosecutor but there was one thing that pushed me over the edge she said that she was going to prosecute me bring me to a jury trial even if she was going to lose even on a technicality and the implication of that is well it's not about justice this is about destruction so that was it yeah yeah and that was like a few weeks after i started my first job as a general surgeon
and do and we know this because my wife's prosecutor but there was one thing that pushed me over the edge she said that she was going to prosecute me bring me to a jury trial even if she was going to lose even on a technicality and the implication of that is well it's not about justice this is about destruction so that was it yeah yeah and that was like a few weeks after i started my first job as a general surgeon
and um at the same time during these six months between june 2023 and january 2024 the hospital had leaked my name to people within the hospital who were leaving these malicious reviews about me online on my doctor profile accusing me of sexually abusing patients
and um at the same time during these six months between june 2023 and january 2024 the hospital had leaked my name to people within the hospital who were leaving these malicious reviews about me online on my doctor profile accusing me of sexually abusing patients
And we did our own investigation and found out that the person who was writing those reviews, it was the same IP address and it all came from someone inside the hospital. So it's like these people are gonna do everything to destroy me. The only thing I can do is to take my story public.
And we did our own investigation and found out that the person who was writing those reviews, it was the same IP address and it all came from someone inside the hospital. So it's like these people are gonna do everything to destroy me. The only thing I can do is to take my story public.
And by that point too, we were completely broke because we had like $250,000 saved, but all that was gone in legal fees. And we're still about a million dollars in the hole. But yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, it's a tough situation, but it is what it is. And then I took my story public in January of 2024.
And by that point too, we were completely broke because we had like $250,000 saved, but all that was gone in legal fees. And we're still about a million dollars in the hole. But yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, it's a tough situation, but it is what it is. And then I took my story public in January of 2024.