Smoke Screen: My Fugitive Dad

About Smoke Screen: My Fugitive Dad

After Derika Moses injured her back at work, she got her spine fused. But after surgery, her pain only got worse. She didn’t know why — until she got a letter in the mail telling her that some of the spinal hardware in her back might be counterfeit. Not sterile. Not FDA approved. Made in a machine shop in Temecula, California. Doctor Billions tells the story of the billion-dollar healthcare fraud that turned thousands of patients into unwitting cogs in a scheme involving dozens of doctors, lawyers and healthcare professionals across the country. At the center of one of the nation's largest healthcare frauds was an elusive man named Michael Drobot. His ambition to turn a Long Beach hospital into a destination for back surgeons was at the expense of thousands of patients blind to what was happening behind the scenes. One whistleblower told me: “I'm looking at the surgery board for tomorrow going, 'These people are f***ed.'” Doctor Billions is hosted by Peabody Award-winning journalist Ben Adair for Sony Music Entertainment’s The Binge. - Episodes release weekly on Thursdays. To binge the series right now, hit ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com. Follow The Binge Crimes and The Binge Cases to get new stories on the first of the month, every month. Join The Binge’s free newsletter – Patreon.com/TheBinge

Publisher

Sony Music Entertainment

Category

society & culture · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

31 Jul 2020

Latest episode

5 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

120 of 201 episodes have a transcript.

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   5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Doctor Billions | 6. Whack a Mole

   Host [Host Name] interviews [Guest Name, Credential] about the lasting impact of medical fraud on patients, revealing the true cost beyond legal penalties.

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   29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Doctor Billions | 5. Go For Broke

   Host Bill Reynolds navigates escalating threats and political corruption as the FBI uncovers the vast reach of a dangerous scam in this gripping interview.

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   22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Doctor Billions | 4. Egomaniac Airlines

   Host Robert Pereira uncovers a billion-dollar scam when he interviews the owner of a medical hardware company, revealing a dark side to his aviation dreams.

Inside a recent episode

Doctor Billions | 6. Whack a Mole

Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] That's over five years. And it was the max anyone got in this case. His cooperation helped propel Operation Backlash in San Diego, turning more fraudsters into more cooperators who then went on to provide more evidence and more information to the FBI. thousands of recordings. Former special agent Jeff Horner. […]

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

125,543

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.0 / 5

4,433 ratings

Spotify

4.3 / 5

855 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

37

Social presence

91

YouTube

82

Engagement

93

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