Page 15 - Tim Garrison News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

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 from all her committee assignments Monday, when the indictment against her was unsealed. Derges alleg...

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 various illnesses, according to a grand jury indictment unsealed Monday. The clinic offered its patients ...

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 assignments Monday, when the indictment against her was unsealed. Derges allegedly falsely promoted...

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 Foundation's 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 for the Missouri House last April, Patricia Ashton Derges went on local TV to trumpet a stem cell tre...