Federal investigation of South Florida pill mill ring raises questions about state oversight

In early June, federal prosecutors accused Dr. Sergei Margulian, 58, of Hallandale Beach, of doling out oxycodone to clients he never examined, prescribing roughly 2.9 million pills out of clinics in Broward and Miami-Dade counties between 2021 and 2024.

Court documents show the case is tied to at least two Broward-based pharmacies, two pharmacists and two patient recruiters allegedly exchanging large amounts of cash for opioid prescriptions — filled repeatedly to the same individuals. The end goal was “to generate and conceal large profits,” according to indictments.