James Biden Receives $600K from Distressed Healthcare Company, Pays Joe Biden $200K Same Day

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James Biden received $600,000 in loans from Americore Health, a financially distressed rural hospital operator, based on representations that his last name ‘Biden’ could ‘open doors’ and secure Middle East investments through political connections. On March 1, 2018, Americore wired $200,000 into James and Sara Biden’s personal account. The same day, James Biden wrote a $200,000 check to Joe Biden marked as ’loan repayment.’ Americore later filed bankruptcy and sued James Biden for fraud, settling in 2022 for $350,000 repayment. House Oversight Committee investigations revealed the timing and questioned whether the then-private citizen Joe Biden knew the funds originated from a failing company.

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The Cascade Ledger. “James Biden Receives $600K from Distressed Healthcare Company, Pays Joe Biden $200K Same Day.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, March 1, 2018. https://capturecascade.org/event/2018-03-01--james-biden-receives-600k-from-distressed-healthca/