Doctor, 8 others arrested in Reno-area ‘pill mill’ case
RENO — Federal officials say a Reno-area physician is among nine people, including several employees of a local auto dealership, accused of running in an illegal prescription drug “pill mill” distribution business.
A statement from the FBI and U.S. attorney’s office in Nevada said Dr. Robert Rand was arrested Friday in San Francisco.
Richard Winston “Richie” West II, the son of a Reno auto dealer, was among the eight other defendants arrested Thursday in Reno.
The statement says the investigation targeted the distribution of prescription opioid medications including oxycodone.
A Jones West Ford manager told KOLO-TV on behalf of company owner Richard West that the investigation focused on employees, not the dealership itself.
The defendants in Reno are due for arraignment Friday on a drug conspiracy and illegal communication charges.
