Feds: 2 Metro Detroit doctors among 4 people in $7M opioid scheme charged

The Brief

  • Two Detroit area doctors, an owner of a medical clinic and a patient recruiter were charged in an opioid scheme.
  • Dr. Shakeeb Chinoy, 55, and Dr. Sunil Manjila-Varghese as well as Rommel Harvey and Gregory Sparks are named in the indictment.
  • Investigators say that about $7 million or 400,000 dosages of opioids were issued for patients who had no medical need.

FOX 2 Four men, including two doctors have been charged in a $7 million opioid scheme, according to the United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Michigan.

The backstory:

The indictment was unsealed late last week charging the two doctors, the owner and operator of a medical clinic, and a patient recruiter with conspiring to illegally distribute prescription drugs.

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