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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But what if it work? It’s priced ludicrously high (instead of $20 for the anti-malarial medicine). But can he be charged for making false claims about his “cure”? What if the “cure” actually works?
It’s almost enough to make you think the FBI is still actively opposing the President and is co-opted by China.
We should always include a note in the lede that “This is CNN. They are included only for the purpose of illustrating with Fake News looks like.”
Trash.
MORE HERE:
https://bgr.com/2020/04/17/coronavirus-scams-doctor-claimed-covid-19-cure/
So what kind of COVID-19 protection does a person get for the price of a used car? ($3,995 for a family pack ).
“Access to Dr. Staley, the medications hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, and ‘anti-anxiety treatments to help you avoid panic if needed and help you sleep,’” according to the Department of Justice report.
According to Staley, this combo will not only cure existing COVID-19 infections but also make a person immune “for at least 6 weeks” if you take it before contracting the virus. His claims are almost comical in nature, but he didn’t stop there.
“It’s preventative and curative. It’s hard to believe, it’s almost too good to be true. But it’s a remarkable clinical phenomenon.” Staley claimed, “I’ve never seen anything like this in medicine just so you know. Really, I can’t think of anything. That, you’ve got a disease that literally disappears in hours.”
He allegedly told the undercover agent that he was smuggling the drug hydroxychloroquine into the United States from China by mislabeling it as a sweet potato extract. The FBI did some digging and found that Staley was indeed scheduled to receive a shipment of “yam extract,” which the FBI is now planning to intercept.
Once the FBI revealed that it was investigating the doctor and his miracle spa, Staley changed his tune dramatically, telling agents that it “would be foolish” for anyone to claim that they have a cure for COVID-19. He denied ever making those statements, but the damage was already done.
Thus far, Staley has been charged with mail fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison as well as a fine. However, more charges may be on the way.
The FBI???
And this doc has absolutely nothing to do with President Trump.
"Guaranteed," Staley replied, according to the complaint.
If the doctor guaranteed a cure, he is done, he is going to lose his medical license.
This has absolutely nothing to do with Trump or the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine.
Yellow journalism.
E-V-E-R-T-H-I-N-G received from the chinks needs to be treated as a fraud case!!!
Indeed, the Doc should be prosecuted.
But that was NOT the reason CNN put it on the agenda. And of course, I need not state the reason. After all, it’s CNN.
i just heard that HCQ has been given to lupus patients and RA patients as ‘off label’ drugs to combat their diseases- not sure if this is true- if so- liberals scream all day long about the dangers and using it off label for coronavirus- something that is more deadly than lupus or RA I assume- but not a peep out of them for using it for something like lupus or RA
The opposition to it’s use off label for this virus is Satanic in nature- pure and simple!
Well, okay.
I don’t think what he did was but, “Staley offered to sell the items as a family pack for $3,995, according to the criminal complaint.”
That’s absolutely criminal...
And, I must follow that up with “Y”?
In the criminal complaint, an FBI agent said Staley’s sale of Xanax during the undercover operation suggests he “is routinely distributing this controlled substance without any sort of medical examination or demonstration of need.”
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This will get you every time.
Chinese News Network has an agenda to anything they publish.
News flash: President Trump hopes that the sun will rise tomorrow. Walmart sells binoculars under the premise that we must all fact check the President by focusing on the rising sun at Dawn. Walmart is hauled into court for propitiating the damage to countless retinas due to Trump's unsubstantiated claim of a cosmic event.
The doctor sounds like an opportunistic, money-grubbing, charlatan dirtbag. I’m OK with throwing the book at him.
And here is the real crime:
He allegedly told the undercover agent that he was smuggling the drug hydroxychloroquine into the United States from China by mislabeling it as a sweet potato extract. The FBI did some digging and found that Staley was indeed scheduled to receive a shipment of “yam extract,” which the FBI is now planning to intercept.
The FBI NEVER ACTED SO QUICK!!!ALL of the FBI is CORRUPT,,,
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