Dr. Charise Valentine was among five people charged in the scheme in 2018.

Three of the other co-defendants pleaded guilty and were sentenced. The case was dismissed against a fourth person.

Federal prosecutors said Valentine dispensed pills with an estimated street value of more than $5M.

A metro Detroit doctor was sentenced to six years in federal prison after prosecutors said she illegally issued opioid prescriptions with an estimated street value of more than $5 million.

Dr. Charise Valentine, 69, of Southfield, was sentenced Sept. 23 by U.S. District Judge Terrence Berg in Detroit, more than seven years after being charged with others in the scheme.

A jury convicted her in April of 10 counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substance − aiding and abetting and one count of c

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