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?
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.
Seems to me that you can't get the medicine and additional items including an oxygen chamber for $20. Hospitals charge over $1000 for a one-day visit to a room, and thousands for use of simple devices. I don't think the doctor is overcharging. Maybe he's guilty of offering guaranteed cures, but regular hospitals are guilty of overcharging patients on a regular basis.
> 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.
5 bucks for the actual treatment and $3990 for BS. I think I understand the charge...
...and anyone can understand why Communist News Network wrote it so so one might think it was wrong or illegal to use hydrochloroquine and Zpak.
It sounds like what happened to Martin Shkreli a few years ago. When you jack up the price of a drug like that, people are gonna come sniffing around. Plus, I have no idea if a hyperbaric chamber would make a damned bit of difference.
Is this an “anecdotal” charge?
"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."
Also Xanax and Viagra without medical need or prescription.
SOunds like they have a case for fraud.
The headline throws Trump in there for no reason. Or for malicious reasons we can reasonably guess: it's CNN.