The emails below provide two updates:
1. A third insurance company is settling out of court in the Lisa Torrey vs IDSA racketeering lawsuit.
2. Once again I have been bounced around by the US Department of Justice in my continued attempts to report misuse of taxpayer dollars funding the racketeering scheme. My original complaint was filed on December 21, 2017:
Racketeering antitrust lawsuit against the Infectious Diseases Society of America
https://www.change.org/p/the-us-senate-calling-for-a-congressional-investigation-of-the-cdc-idsa-and-aldf/u/22161412
2nd email:
---------- Original Message ----------
From: CARL TUTTLE <runagain@comcast.net>
To: ddutko@rustyhardin.com, Christi.Grimm@oig.hhs.gov
Cc: William.Blier@usdoj.gov, Jonathan.M.Malis@usdoj.gov, michael.e.horowitz@usdoj.gov, OIG.HOTLINE@usdoj.gov, Gary.Cantrell@oig.hhs.gov, Gregory.Demske@oig.hhs.gov
Date: February 5, 2020 at 10:30 AM
Subject: BREAKING: Cigna becomes the third insurance company defendant to settle in Torrey v Infectious Diseases Society of America
From: Mary Beth Pfeiffer, Investigative Reporter
https://www.facebook.com/marybethpf/posts/10157866913199801?notif_id=1580914203679931¬if_t=fundraiser_for_story_creation_top_friends
BREAKING: Cigna becomes the third insurance company defendant to settle in Torrey v Infectious Diseases Society of America. As in other two settlements (Kaiser and BCBS/Tx), this is also being done under cover of secrecy -- documents sealed. We may never know what plaintiffs got or what was accomplished. Remaining defendants are the IDSA, 5 other insurance companies and 6 of the prime MDs who crafted the flawed American model of Lyme disease care. Patients deserve answers. I'm hoping, ultimately, they will get them.
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To: Christi A. Grimm, Principal Deputy Inspector General,
This is a crime against humanity on a scale not seen since the Holocaust and the insurance companies know it.
Carl Tuttle
1st email:
---------- Original Message ----------
From: CARL TUTTLE <runagain@comcast.net>
To: ddutko@rustyhardin.com, Christi.Grimm@oig.hhs.gov
Cc: William.Blier@usdoj.gov, Jonathan.M.Malis@usdoj.gov, michael.e.horowitz@usdoj.gov, OIG.HOTLINE@usdoj.gov, Gary.Cantrell@oig.hhs.gov, Gregory.Demske@oig.hhs.gov
Date: February 5, 2020 at 10:04 AM
Subject: Re: 2017 Complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Justice
Dear Attorney Dutko,
Per the response below from the USDOJ you will see once again the typical runaround as opposed to forwarding my serious complaint to the proper division. The misuse of taxpayer dollars to support the identified racketeering scheme in the Lisa Torrey vs IDSA lawsuit should be everyone's responsibility as this is a crime on an epic scale.
I have forwarded this email thread to Christi A. Grimm, Principal Deputy Inspector General, Office of Inspector General Department of Health and Human Services.
My formal complaint to Inspector General Horowitz filed by certified mail is attached to this email.
Tracking Number: 70180680000191380712
Carl Tuttle
Cc: Gary L. Cantrell, Gregory Demske
Response from the Office of the Inspector General
---------- Original Message ----------
From: "HOTLINE, OIG (OIG)" <OIG.HOTLINE@usdoj.gov>
To: "runagain@comcast.net" <runagain@comcast.net>
Date: February 5, 2020 at 7:00 AM
Subject: RE: 2017 Complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Justice
Dear Concerned Citizen:
The purpose of this letter is to acknowledge receipt of your correspondence. The matters that you raised have been reviewed by the staff of the Investigations Division, Office of the Inspector General.
The primary investigative responsibilities of this office are:
• Allegations of misconduct committed by U.S. Department of Justice employees and contractors; and
• Waste and abuse by high ranking Department officials, or that affects major programs and operations.
This Office does not have jurisdiction in the matter you described. Therefore, we are unable to assist you.
Please contact the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services OIG for further assistance at https://oig.hhs.gov/
We regret that we are unable to assist you further.
Sincerely,
Office of the Inspector General