The US judiciary has initiated criminal proceedings against four men who are said to have advertised and sold a toxic bleach as a supposed miracle cure for the corona virus. Investigators say several people have died after drinking the drug, including the Washington Post reported.
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The prime suspect Mark G. and his three sons were charged with fraud and violations of food and drug law, among other things, said the state attorney in Florida. As a result, the four have been selling a product called “Miracle Mineral Solution” for a long time and advertise it as a cure for a number of diseases such as Alzheimer’s and cancer.
When US President Donald Trump publicly said in April that possibly injections of disinfectant could cure coronavirus patients, G. and his sons apparently saw it as an opportunity. “Trump has MMS and all information !!! Things happen, people!” the father wrote on Facebook. “May God help others to see the truth.”
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The family founded a fake church
The prime suspect also founded a supposed faith community, the “Genesis II Church of Health and Healing”. According to the prosecutor, this should only serve the family’s business. Mark G. has repeatedly admitted that the church “has nothing to do with religion”, only serves to “legalize the use of MMS” and should prevent him from going to prison.
The family is said to have sold tens of thousands of bottles of the drug and raised $ 500,000 in the past year alone. According to the prosecutor, the FDA reports that customers were hospitalized after taking the drug, developed serious symptoms of the illness, and several died. The judicial authorities have so far not provided any more detailed information.
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A court had previously banned the G. family from selling the bleach. The prosecutor now accuses the family of ignoring it.
President Trump’s comments on the use of disinfectants against Covid-19 sparked outrage, ridicule and bewilderment. Some health officials have warned citizens to drink disinfectants in the fight against the coronavirus. The President later claimed that his statements were only “sarcastic”.
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