Yes the Anna Sorokin case popped into my mind also.
I have met several genuine scientists who have great and fully workable ideas to transform even a small part of medicine, but are unable to get funding.
One I met had developed a prototype to fastrack the diagnosis of scepticemia which would save thousands of lives a year even in top notch hospitals. Apparently the diagnosis of this could take up to 48 or even 72 hours by which time the patient might have died as they need to know exactly what antibiotic to use. This machine could do it in one hour.
Another had repurposed a treatment for radioactive poisoning of the liver to treat overdoses of paracetamol. He then had the idea of coating tablets in the treatment so that overdoses were not fatal.
In both cases the cost outweighed the supposed benefits, despite saving many lives each year.
I wonder how many great ideas will be canned now because of concerns it is a scam.
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Elizabeth Holmes 
Elizabeth Holmes 