ABLECHILD: Shielding the Elite – How James Comey’s Blind Eye Protected Power, Profits, and a Broken Mental Health System

When the story of the Marc Rich pardon broke, the American public was stunned—not just by the audacity of the pardon itself, but by the web of influence, money, and connections that seemed to insulate the powerful from accountability. At the center of the post-pardon investigation stood James Comey, a man who would later become a household name for his roles in other political dramas. Yet, in this case, Comey’s investigation stopped short of the most glaring conflicts: the intersection of political fundraising, government contracts, and the profit-driven world of mental health care.

Beth Dozoretz, a prominent Democratic fundraiser and close Clinton ally, played a pivotal role in the campaign for Rich’s pardon. Her husband, Psychiatrist, Dr. Ronald Dozoretz, was the founder of ValueOptions, one of the largest mental health managed care companies in America—a company that, during this period, secured billions in government contracts. The Dozoretz family’s political connections and financial interests were clear, yet Comey’s investigation focused narrowly on whether the pardon itself was “bought” with donations, ignoring the broader implications of political access and government reliance on ValueOptions.

Why did Comey’s probe fail to address these obvious intersections? Was it legal caution, political calculation, or a willful blindness to the realities of elite privilege? The result was the same: the investigation left untouched the deeper questions of how political insiders profit from government largesse—while millions of vulnerable Americans, especially children, suffer the consequences.

The mental health industry, dominated by companies like ValueOptions, has long been plagued by scandals:

• Wrongful diagnoses and overmedication of children, often driven by profit motives and a lack of scientific rigor.

• Billions in taxpayer dollars funneled to providers with questionable track records and political connections.

• A system that rewards volume over quality, leaving countless families struggling with the fallout of unnecessary drugging and ineffective care.

The elite seem to escape the obvious, protected by their networks and, perhaps, by investigators like James Comey who are unwilling or unable to connect the dots. Is James Comey truly so naïve—or do we simply choose to forget the failures that allow power and profit to capture the justice system and put public health at risk?

As millions of children continue to be misdiagnosed and medicated, and as billions in public funds flow to politically connected companies, the unanswered questions from the Marc Rich pardon investigation remain a stark reminder: in America, the rules are different for the elite. And too often, those tasked with holding them accountable look the other way.