Killer Can't Stand Trial/Drug Treatment CEO Dies With Fentanyl in His System

Two stories confirming my belief in humanity:

From the Orange County Register (https://www.ocregister.com/2021/12/01/man-accused-of-killing-4-in-orange-committed-to-state-hospital/):

Aminadab Gaxiola Gonzalez, who was struck by a bullet in the head during a shootout with police, will begin receiving treatment for injuries that have left him incapable of understanding the murder charges he was facing.

“Every medical expert who has evaluated the defendant has concluded that he is not competent to assist his lawyers in his defense as a result of deficits he suffered from a gunshot wound by the responding police who stopped his massacre,” according to a statement by Kimberly Edds, a spokeswoman for the Orange County district attorney’s office. (https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-11-05/accused-o-c-mass-shooter-found-unable-to-stand-trial-case-on-hold-indefinitely)

Gonzalez will now be evaluated by medical professionals who will help the court determine his future placement and develop a treatment plan “in an effort to restore his competency,” Edds said. “He will continued to be housed in a lockdown facility,” she said. “His lawyers will return to court on Dec. 1 to discuss the report with the prosecution and judge.”

In other, unrelated news, from The Mercury News:

Costa Mesa addiction treatment CEO faces federal charges

(https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/08/17/addiction-rehab-ceo-indicted-on-federal-conspiracy-charges-dead-at-51/) we have news that Tarek Greiss, a former anesthesiologist before addiction cost him his medical license died with fentanyl in his system.

What makes this story especially interesting is that Greiss (quoting his bio): "entered the world of addiction recovery through the front door, as a client ... He is a recovered impaired professional who navigated the very difficult road to durable recovery through an intense trial and error period.” At Elite Care, he developed an “Impaired Professionals Program” to help professionals struggling with addiction to keep or regain their professional stature, his bio says." (Image from https://www.facebook.com/BeginningsTreatment/videos/947437509045581/?t=30)

Sounds good, but there's always more to the story: he ran afoul of the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 which makes giving or receiving money in exchange for addiction treatment referrals a federal crime. The charging document described a prospective patient being picked up at an airport, given Xanax, injected in the neck with methamphetamine, and was in detox for seven days before transferring to one of his rehab centers.

John Littrell, his attorney, said, “His legacy will not be tarnished by the government’s misguided prosecution of him. Tarek will be remembered as one of the good guys.” I'd like to put it to a vote.