An Arizona couple faces federal charges for allegedly running a network of clinics across the U.S., including Colorado, that promoted veterinary medicines and unproven ultrasound procedures as cancer cures.
Mary Blakley practiced under a long list of aliases and claimed phony medical credentials as she and her husband, Fred, ran the clinics and offered ultrasound-powered “full-body scans,” according to a federal indictment filed this month.
While ultrasound machines are commonly used to visualize the inside of the human body, prosecutors wrote that “ultrasound equipment is not capable of treating cancer or any other type of disease, and no ultrasound machine has been approved by (the) FDA to treat diseases in humans.”
That didn’t stop the Blakleys from charging clients $300 for the scans, which the couple said could treat cancer, kidney stones, candidiasis and other illnesses.
The clinics also profited off sales of Aetheion, a cosmetic moisturizing cream; fenbendazole, which is used to treat parasites in animals; and ProArgi9+, a dietary supplement; claiming these products had a variety of curative properties.
Mary and Fred Blakley have been charged with conspiracy, mail and wire fraud conspiracy and multiple counts of mail and wire fraud.
The FBI has also announced that it is seeking former patients of Mary Blakley, who they said operated the clinics from 2011 and posed as a doctor or Ph.D. as early as 2002.
Names of her body-scan businesses have included Sonic Waves Research, Living Well Ministry, Living Well Health Club, Living Well Warriors, The Blakley Foundation, Health Screenings 4 Life, Health Scans 4 Life, Health Screening 4 Life, Health Screens 4 Life and London Bridge Wellness Center, the agency said.
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