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Dayton Doctor Charged In Prescription Drug Ring
DAYTON, Ohio -- A Dayton doctor is one of 18 people that have been indicted in a prescription drug ring that spanned several states.
The Warren County Sherriff's Office announced the indictments Monday that included 19 federal drug trafficking charges leveled against 53-year-old Dr. Richard Sievers in Dayton. Sievers' operated the Walnut Hills Family Care located at 1900 Wayne Ave.
The large drug ring included people from Kentucky and Florida.
According to investigators, Dr. Sievers wrote unnecessary prescriptions to help people obtain drugs including Xanax, Vicodin, Methadone, Percocet, and OxyContin
Deputies say the investigation has been ongoing for close to two years. Sievers forfeited his medical license in February when he admitted to the state medical board it was likely he would face criminal charges.
Sievers was arrested Friday afternoon by federal authorities and is currently being held in the Montgomery County Jail.
Sherry and Kenneth Marshall of Dayton were also charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Sherry was the office manager and Kenneth provided security for Sievers' office.
According to officials, the prescription drugs were sold on the street for a total of about $5 million.
What others are saying
- Doc and DrugsWell, I wouldn't feel to sorry for the ol' doc and his office narc gang. His crew and he were responsible for distributing the "best" of drugs to kids all over Montgomery County, including kids who have sinced overdosed and gone to heaven. Have any of you sympathizers ever seen a young person OD on a Vicadon cocktail? Next time you can come with me, when I watch my nephew hit the wall at Miami Valley Hospital, after he has picked up his stash on Elbert Avenue in Dayton and declared himself suicidal. It's called narcing, people and the doc was the main contributor. May he use his "kind, compassionate" self in hard core prison among the likes of the worst who have contributed to the addiction and raw death of so many young Dayton kids and to the sadness, anger, hurt and nightmares of the families that love these kids. Throw the book at the doc and his little narcs, too. He was probably high himself-thus his "caring" beside manner. Wake up.
- SadDr. Sievers was my doctor. He bought the practice when I was in my teens, and I was a patient until he closed his business before he was arrested. I never saw any evidence of this, and it's sad to hear that it took place. He was a wonderful doctor - always kind, compassionate, and caring. My entire family loved having him as our physician.
It's a shame that he was part of this, either purposefully or otherwise. I wish him well. - Doc. charged in conspiracy to sell illegal substanceI have heard through out the years of a couple Doctors doing this.Do we know of other on going investigations?You never know now a days....
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