The Truth Behind One of This Nation’s Biggest False Arrest &
Imprisonment Scandals
Date Published: September 11, 2025
paperback with a motion picture by BOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD PRODUCTION coming
summer 2026. This tell-all memoir dares to share the truth behind one of the
biggest federal false arrest and imprisonment scandals of the decade. This is
a story about federal government corruption and a broken judiciary that turns
innocent people into convicted criminals with their unchecked power and
weaponized obsession with winning at any cost. This is also an innocent man’s
story of gratitude, steadfast faith, and endurance to persevere until the end
of a war waged against him. Imagine being an immigrant from India who worked
hard and lived by integrity for 50 years to achieve his American dream. Then,
imagine waking up one morning to an indictment that leads to a
three-and-a-half-year period of unlawful detention and torture. The pages
within retrace my journey to become a renowned surgeon, interventional pain
specialist, and activist for just causes and my fight to survive my false
arrest and 1301-day imprisonment, which led to a unanimous acquittal by a jury
at trial. May you be encouraged as this story leads you through the many
twists and turns of a grueling experience marked by trials, tribulations, and,
ultimately, triumphs.
1. It is alarming that anyone can be indicted by a grand jury and arrested
solely based on the government’s allegations that exclude the accused and
their counsel from being present or even aware of the accusations.
2. The FBI and U.S. Attorney built their alleged fraud case without ever doing
a single required Medicare audit in their five-year investigation.
3. Once arrested, the five other defendants with the same exact charges were
immediately released on bond the same day. While I was denied bail and
imprisoned for three-and-a-half years awaiting trial—a violation of the
6th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the right to a speedy trial.
4. Also, the two defendants who accepted a PLEA DEAL in exchange for leniency
never spent a single night in prison despite their admission of guilt. I chose
to go to trial and was unanimously acquitted by a 12-member jury on all 54
counts, yet still I spent 1301 days in prison.
belief that you are INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY has become you are GUILTY
UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT. I have just one question for the guardians of justice:
How will my own government return back the time and milestones they stole from
me, my wife, and my daughter? Such injustices happen in banana republics not
in America, the most powerful and oldest democracy in the world. WE MUST DO
BETTER.
 Dr. Raj Bothra is a surgeon, interventional pain expert, activist, author, and
survivor of one of America’s biggest false arrest and imprisonment scandals. A
native of a rural town in India, he earned medical degrees in India, England,
and the U.S. During his time as a surgeon in Detroit, he built a single-owner
private practice that became the nation’s largest interventional pain
management system (The Pain Center, USA, and Interventional Pain Center). He’s
worked with important public figures, including Indian prime ministers, U.S.
presidents, Mother Teresa, and Pope John Paul II. Indian President Narayanan
awarded him the high civilian honor of PADMA SHRI and he’s received
numerous awards in India and the U.S. for his public service.
Jenifer DeBellis, MFA, is a PhD candidate, transformational speaker, and
award-winning author of Warrior Sister, Cut Yourself Free (Library Tales
Publishing), New Wilderness (Cornerstone Press), and Blood Sisters (Main
Street Rag). She edits Pink Panther Magazine and directs Restore Your Inner
Warrior® and Detroit Writers’ Guild (501c3). She’s featured in
Psychology Today and her writing appears in CALYX, Medical Literary Messenger,
The Good Men Project, Solstice, and elsewhere.
