The breakdown:
- Five people, including three doctors, face more than 30 federal charges over an alleged opioid-distribution and money-laundering scheme involving fake clinics, including one in Detroit.
- Prosecutors allege Clara Wilkerson used two companies to recruit and pay doctors to prescribe controlled substances from 2018 through September 2024; Latanya Wallace-Hardiman allegedly operated one clinic.
- The doctors allegedly prescribed high-value opioids, with patients paying $250–$500 in cash for visits and prescriptions; the clinic reportedly refused insurance.
- Authorities allege the clinic screened patients through referrals, deposited cash, and used funds to promote the operation, including transactions exceeding $10,000.
Five people, including three doctors, are facing federal charges in an alleged “cash for pills” scheme, where they allegedly sold opioid drugs for cash at fake clinics.
Clara Wilkerson, 65, formerly of Bloomfield Hills; Latanya Wallace-Hardiman, 53, of Detroit; Dr. Luis Rodriguez, 53, currently of Orlando, FL; Dr. Nayantara Jnananand, 59, of Plymouth; and Dr. Prashanti Franklin, 49, of Okemos are facing more than 30 federal charges, including conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute controlled substances, unlawful distribution of controlled substances, and money laundering.
Wilkerson and Wallace-Hardiman were charged with a money-laundering conspiracy and specific money-laundering counts stemming from the millions of dollars in cash the “cash-only” clinic received…