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Do prosecutors have enough evidence to establish probable cause in the case against a pediatric neurologist charged with human trafficking and a drug-related crime? That’s expected to be determined on ...
A Royal Oak resident and neurologist, 47-year-old Gireesh Velugubanti, is being held in the Oakland County Jail on a $500,000 ...
A Royal Oak doctor is accused of having sex with woman trapped in a sex trafficking ring and threatening a trafficked woman’s health care when he was unhappy with her, according to prosecutors.
Royal Oak pediatric neurologist had sex with human trafficking victims in exchange for free health care, prosecutors say.
Dr. Gireesh Velugubanti, 49, of Royal Oak, was allegedly a customer of a human trafficking ring operating out of the Sonesta ...
Velugubanti is charged with human trafficking enterprise resulting in injury/commercial sexual activity, a felony punishable ...
Text messages allegedly reveal the doctor was unhappy with one of the trafficked sex workers and apparently asked that she be ...
A Royal Oak neurologist, Gireesh Velugubanti, is charged with human trafficking and drug possession, linked to the Sonesta ...
A Royal Oak, Michigan, doctor accused of arranging sex with human trafficking victims and buying drugs has been charged.
"The first rule of the medical profession is to ‘do no harm.’ There are few things a doctor can do more harmful than to allegedly expect sex as a condition for care," Prosecutor Karen McDonald said.
The Southfield neurologist allegedly traded commercial sex for free medical care is also accused of arranging drugs for ...
According to police investigations, he effectively ransomed health care in order to exploit one or more victims. The first ...