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Neurologist accused of running ‘Pill Factory’ faces 35 charges, surrenders medical license

Neurologist accused of running ‘Pill Factory’ faces 35 charges, surrenders medical license

TAYLOR, Mich. – The neurologist, who was tried on 35 charges, was taken to court while surrendering his medical license.

Dr. What is Ram Garg accused of carrying out? Taylor The nightmare pill mill that draws people from all over Michigan and Ohio appeared in court on Tuesday, Oct. 29, police said.

Garg was released on $100,000 personal recognizance..

He pleaded not guilty Tuesday afternoon to a scheme that involved him writing false prescriptions for dangerous opioids and then allegedly creating fake medical bills to make millions of dollars.

People continue to call Local 4 with tips about what’s going on at his office.

This is the first time we see Garg in court and he has now been formally charged.

Local 4 cameras were there when Taylor police raided Garg’s Taylor clinic in late September with startling allegations that the doctor had written fraudulent prescriptions for highly addictive narcotic opioids to thousands of people from Michigan and Ohio.

Taylor police said Garg’s clinic on Telegraph Road was known to be the place where the doctor would prescribe you painkillers whether you needed them or not, fueling addiction and all that comes with it.

Garg was charged with 35 charges of illegal prescribing, falsifying medical records and health care fraud.

The phone continued to ring at the Taylor Police Department to notify people who called with more information about the doctor and to thank Taylor police.

A mother with a child recovering from addiction spoke to us about the situation.

We also revealed for the first time that this clinic had not just a bed, but a full bedroom, which a former employee called a recovery room.

Police are working on some allegations of sexual abuse.

Watch the video above for the full story.

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