Posted on 04/17/2020 11:55:41 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
It was described as the "magic bullet" to protect against the deadly coronavirus -- a "remarkable clinical phenomenon" that could cure the disease within hours.
In the words of San Diego physician Jennings Staley, the drug hydroxychloroquine, approved to treat conditions ranging from malaria to lupus, was "almost too good to be true."
The "COVID-19 Concierge Medicine Pack" offered by Dr. Jennings Staley is seen in this image provided by the US Attorney's Office Southern District of California. CNN has obscured the doctor's phone number.
On his website advertising the product, Staley -- whose practice includes Botox injections, tattoo removal, oxygen therapy, and fat transfer -- cited President Donald Trump's recent promotion of a French study claiming hydroxychloroquine had overwhelmingly positive results in the fight against Covid-19, according to federal prosecutors.
The doctor would soon be charged with a federal crime. According to federal authorities, comments by the Southern California doctor about the drug's remarkable capabilities were recorded during a phone call with a concerned father of three, who contacted Staley inquiring how he could protect his family from contracting Covid-19.
In reality, the man on the other end of the line was an undercover FBI agent conducting an investigation into possible health care fraud.
According to a federal criminal complaint filed obtained by CNN, the FBI launched an undercover operation and made contact with the doctor in early April after receiving a tip from the public indicating Staley was attempting to sell "Covid-19 Treatment Packs" to the public.
In an advertising email message reviewed by the FBI, Staley's purported medical package included dosages of hydroxychloroquine, antibacterial drug Azithromycin, antianxiety treatments, intravenous drips, and the use of a medical hyperbaric oxygen chamber. Staley offered to sell the items as a family pack for $3,995, according to the criminal complaint.
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CNN is taking an incident of alleged actual misbehavior and turn it into something else by their wording of this story - President Trump isn’t actually a player in this incident, nor even legitimate use of the medication for treatment. This is not even a treating physician.
With that knowledge, re-read the story, and see just how dishonest CNN is being in how they are covering it.
Exactly. It has nothing to do with President Trump, nor even HCQ. This story in how CNN worded it is blatantly dishonest to get people to draw an inference that is not at all true.
CNN when will they understand they have become a joke of a network now, and no one thinks of them as a news channel, or real reporters.
Just what kind of “doctor” is this guy? Does he have a mail order MD?
Maybe its time to consider does the nation still need the FBI?
I guarantee the press found this quack first and then handed his name to the FBI. It was joint venture.
Maybe its time to consider does the nation still need the FBI?
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It does not. It’s not as if it’s part of our constitution or has done anything of value to help form our country. Just another bureaucracy pulled out of someone’s arse that seemed like a good idea at the time. As usual everything eventually collapses under it’s own weight.
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