Jim Biden used his brother’s name and White House connections to help support a rural health care provider that landed jobs for three Biden family members, insiders revealed.
An email obtained by Policy A person close to Americore, a health care company accused in a $100 million Medicare fraud case, revealed that Jim used his brother’s influence as vice president to advance the ‘business.
Jim worked as a consultant for Americore in 2017 after his brother served as vice president for eight years.
Former Americore executives also told Politico that Jim had also planned for Joe to serve on the board and suggested his brother could promote the company in a future presidential campaign, according to the report.
Sources also said Jim used his relationship with his older brother to cut deals and make pitches rewarding the company with funds for drug rehabilitation. cancer treatments and laboratory tests.
This shocking report is the latest of inappropriate behavior by the Biden family. This comes as the president faces a indictment investigation on the family’s business relationships.
An investigation by Politico found that Jim Biden used President Joe Biden’s name to support Americore. P.
In response to the accusations and findings, a spokesperson for the president told Politico that he “cannot participate in this story at this time.”
Politico went on to report that Jim offered to secure funds from Middle Eastern investors to finance Americore’s expansion.
The expected funds did not arrive and led to the collapse of the healthcare company, which left bills unpaid and patients untreated. The company is also under investigation, accused of $100 million in Medicare fraud.
At least three members of the president’s family were also employed by Americore, including Jim’s wife Sara and son Jamie, Politico reported.
Hunter Biden also met the company’s CEO and his personal physician, Kevin O’Connor. The two men participated in a meeting with Jim and the hospital president, according to documents reviewed by Politico.
It is unclear what roles the family members played in the business, as none of them responded to questions related to the topic. The White House also did not respond to comments, Politico said.
Jim’s attorney, Paul Fishman, said in a statement that his client “has behaved ethically and honorably in all of his business dealings.” Jim has not been charged with criminal acts.
Former Amecore executives also told Politico that Jim had also planned for Joe to serve on the board and suggested his brother could promote the company in a future presidential campaign, according to the report.
Jim has not been charged with criminal wrongdoing, and last year he repaid $350,000 to Americore to settle a lawsuit – although his lawyers have said he played no role in the disappearance of the ‘business.
In response to the accusations and findings, a spokesperson for the president told Politico that he “cannot participate in this story at this time.”
Americore imploded in 2019 and filed for bankruptcy amid a pile of lawsuits and a federal investigation into fraud allegations. Americore also accused Jim Biden of failing to repay $600,000 in loans.
According to Politico, the investigation did not reveal that the president was directly involved in the fraud, but that he “benefited indirectly from his brother’s work at the company.”
The outlet added that the same day Jim received a $200,000 Ameicore payment, he wrote a check to his brother Joe.
In response, the White House said the check was intended to repay a loan, but did not respond when asked whether the president knew his brother’s income from the business or the details of said repayment of the ready.
“I was told Americore was going to save rural hospitals,” one former executive told Politico.
“It was all a scam, and it didn’t take that long to realize it.”
Last year, Jim repaid Americore $350,000 to settle the lawsuit – although his lawyers said he played no role in the company’s demise and received the money for consulting work, not for loans, as Amecore Trustee Carol Fox claimed as trustee.
According to a source familiar with the interview, Fox has not identified any services James provided to Americore – and Americore gave him an undocumented “loan” in exchange for a promise of Middle East funding that never came to fruition. came.
According to Politico, the investigation did not reveal that the president was directly involved in the fraud, but that he “benefited indirectly from his brother’s work at the company.”
Hunter Biden also met with the company’s CEO and his personal physician, Kevin O’Connor. The two men participated in a meeting with Jim and the hospital president, according to documents reviewed by Politico.
A patient at one of the company’s hospitals, located in southern Kentucky, died of cardiac arrest in 2018 after a reduction in staff and medical supplies due to the alleged project, Politico reported.
Employees at that hospital were also found to have lost their health insurance after Americore suddenly stopped paying benefits, Politico found.
The Justice Department later discovered that Ellwood City Hospital in Pennsylvania, under Americore’s management, entered into several service agreements and paid kickbacks related to “medically unnecessary laboratory tests” shipped by the hospital, according to Politico.
Documents also revealed that Jim helped the company obtain medical approval to get the hospital in Pennsylvania. The email reviewed by Politico also showed that Jim had fired the medical company’s CFO.
Republicans leading the investigation into the Biden family’s “influence peddling scheme” that is at the center of their impeachment inquiry into the president say this personal control directly shows that Joe was aware of – and involved in – his family’s relationships.
