In the quiet towns of Roswell and Buford, Georgia, a sinister undercurrent flowed beneath the surface. For years, the communities had been unwitting hosts to a deadly operation, allegedly masterminded by a trusted figure: 65-year-old Dr. Isaac Sved of Gainesville.
Federal charges have been leveled against Dr. Sved, accusing him of running a pill mill from his medical offices in Roswell and Buford. The U.S. Attorney’s Office indictment alleges that Sved maintained drug trafficking premises, unlawfully dispensed controlled substances, and conspired to commit money laundering.
A House of Cards Built on Deception
The clinics at the heart of the scandal, FamCare in Roswell and Valere in Buford, have since come under new management. According to the indictment, these clinics served as fronts for Sved’s illicit activities, with the doctor allegedly prescribing large quantities of narcotics, including opioids such as Oxycodone, with minimal or no patient evaluations.
FamCare, in particular, operated only on Sundays, with an air of secrecy heightened by the presence of armed guards. The clinic catered to numerous patients from over 50 miles away, many of whom were referred by current patients or sponsors.
A Web of Complicity
Sved did not act alone in this alleged scheme. The indictment also names Bobby Lamar Mosley, Dikla Rosh, and Lucciano Lopez as co-conspirators. Sved is accused of collaborating with Mosley to distribute prescriptions without proper examinations, while Rosh and Lopez are alleged to have assisted in the operation.
In a chilling twist, the indictment claims that Sved manipulated patient records to falsely indicate evaluations had taken place. The scale of the alleged operation is further underscored by the seizure of over $200,000 in cash from the defendants by federal investigators in December 2022.
Unraveling a Dark Legacy
The alleged pill mill had been in operation since as early as May…
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