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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 COVID-19. The 20-count indictment unsealed Monday also accuses 63-year-old Rep. Tricia Derges, a Repub...
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 Missouri, according to a federal indictment that was unsealed and reported by The Washington Post. ...
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 clinics as containing stem cells that could treat various diseases, including COVID-19. The 20-count ind...
She pleaded not guilty in an initial appearance Monday afternoon.