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Missouri lawmaker asked to resign after allegedly selling fake stem cell COVID treatments February 4, 2021 / 8:06 AM / AP A Missouri state lawmaker indicted on federal fraud charges for falsely promoting a treatment as having stem cells to help with COVID-19 and other illnesses has been asked to resign. House Speaker Rob Vescovo on Wednesday said fellow Republican Rep. Tricia Derges should step down after a federal grand jury indicted the Nixa legislator on fraud charges. He removed her f...

Missouri lawmaker indicted for allegedly selling fake stem cell treatments for Covid-19 Doha Madani © Provided by NBC News A Missouri state representative was charged in a 20-count indictment that alleged she fraudulently administered treatments, including for Covid-19, that falsely claimed to have stem cells. Patricia Ashton Derges, 63, allegedly gave so-called “regenerative” treatments to clients who came to the Ozark Valley Medical Clinic looking for treatment for vario...

Missouri lawmaker asked to resign amid stem cell fraud case February 3, 2021 GMT SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri state lawmaker indicted on federal fraud charges for falsely promoting a treatment as having stem cells to help with COVID-19 and other illnesses has been asked to resign. House Speaker Rob Vescovo on Wednesday said fellow Republican Rep. Tricia Derges should step down after a federal grand jury indicted the Nixa legislator on fraud charges. He removed her from all her committee...

A newly elected Missouri state representative has been charged with administering medical treatments she falsely claimed contained stem cells.

A Missouri lawmaker sold a ‘potential cure’ for coronavirus. It was a fake stem cell treatment, feds say. Jaclyn Peiser © Larry French/Getty Images Patricia Derges receiving the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award at the Jefferson Awards Foundations award ceremony on June 22, 2017. Derges has been charged with 20 federal crimes, including allegedly lying about an alleged stem cell treatment that could cure covid. (Photo by Larry French/Getty Images) As she planned a run fo...

She allegedy claimed the stem cell shot could be a potential cure to COVID-19, but the injection only contained amniotic fluid and had no stem cells in it.

Missouri Lawmaker Charged After Allegedly Selling Fake Stem Cell Treatments Rep. Tricia Derges is accused of falsely promoting a stem cell treatment that she said could treat various diseases, including COVID-19. MARION RENAULT and MARSHALL RITZEL SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a Missouri state legislator on fraud charges after she falsely promoted a treatment she was selling at medical clinics as containing stem cells that could treat various diseases, including CO...

By Dominick Mastrangelo - 02/03/21 09:08 AM EST   Prosecutors have hit a Republican state lawmaker in Missouri with more than a dozen charges after saying she administered what she claimed to be a cure for the coronavirus that turned out to be fake. Patricia Ashton Derges, 63, faces 20 criminal charges, including wire fraud and distribution by means of the internet without a valid prescription, for her promoting of a supposed stem cell treatment marketed through her clinics in southern ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri state lawmaker indicted on federal fraud charges for falsely promoting a treatment as having stem cells to help with COVID-19 and other illnesses has been stripped of some of her legislative power. House Speaker Rob Vescovo on Monday removed fellow Republican Rep. Tricia Derges from all her committee assignments after a federal grand jury indicted the Nixa legislator on fraud charges. She allegedly falsely promoted a treatment she was selling at medical clin...

She pleaded not guilty in an initial appearance Monday afternoon.