Federal prosecutors charged the 10 defendants for a drug trafficking scheme that took place from 2013 to 2015.
Chiropractor Boris Zigmond, DC, was the leader of the ring. He was assisted by Jennifer Franklin, MD, and Carlos Godoy, MD.
Mr. Zigmond, who was also charged with money laundering, collected prescriptions for painkillers. Instead of actually seeing patients, he created offices in metro Detroit, where Dr. Franklin and Dr. Godoy would distribute the prescriptions.
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