Los Angeles authorities on Wednesday have announced a lawsuit against Wellness Matrix Group company for selling non-FDA-approved tests and making false claims about their disinfectant.
Prosecutors across the country are trying to crack down on fraud related to the coronavirus. And today, authorities in Los Angeles announced a lawsuit against the company Wellness Matrix Group for, quote,"shocking deceptive conduct." The company allegedly sold tests that were not FDA approved and falsely claimed that they had a disinfectant that could keep places virus-free for a full 28 days. Here is LA City Attorney Mike Feuer.
CHANG: Well, this company first came to the attention of law enforcement through reporting by the NPR podcast Embedded. And NPR investigative reporter Tom Dreisbach joins us now to talk about it.CHANG: All right. So take us back. Where did this story start? I talked to several customers who say they bought the tests 'cause they were worried about getting sick themselves or getting relatives sick. One person I talked to bought the test 'cause he was just trying to safely visit his mother, who has Alzheimer's and is on hospice care. But all these customers say the tests never arrived, and they really felt like they had been scammed.DREISBACH: Well, because of our reporting, the LA city attorney began investigating.
DREISBACH: Well, the city attorney, after their investigation for more than a month and a half now, they're alleging a, quote,"sophisticated and wide-ranging" fraudulent scheme by the company, involving multiple websites that they set up over time. The lawsuit says the company even created a fake scientific study to make it look like their disinfectant was legit. But that study, they say in the lawsuit, was a total fiction.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Los Angeles to appoint Inspector General to oversee nursing homes during the pandemicThe US coronavirus outbreak has altered daily life in almost every way. Here's the latest updates on US Covid-19 cases, deaths, reopenings, the government response, unemployment and more.
Read more »
A pregnant doctor navigates COVID-19 fight in low income Los AngelesAfter putting a coronavirus patient onto a ventilator to help him to breathe, Dr. Zafia Anklesaria noted to herself that her baby never kicked during emergency procedures.
Read more »
California workers union calls for immediate closure of Los Angeles meat plantThe workers union representing 1,300 employees of Smithfield’s Farmer John meat processing plant just south of Los Angeles, California, are calling for its immediate closure in the wake of a coronavirus outbreak
Read more »
Los Angeles allows all retail businesses, houses of worship to reopenAll retail business in Los Angeles will be allowed to welcome customers back inside, and houses of worship can resume in-person services, Mayor Garcetti announced. 'We're not moving beyond COVID-19, but we're learning to live with it,' Garcetti said.
Read more »
Los Angeles Coronavirus Update: Mayor Eric Garcetti Says, “All Retail Businesses,” Including Drive-Ins, Can Reopen So Long As They Observe Proper Protocols“Tonight,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said, “I want to announce new changes” to the restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The mayor announced, as…
Read more »
Members of Flaming Lips, Los Lobos to Premiere New Score for Cecil B. Demille's 'The Ten Commandments'Members of the Flaming Lips and Los Lobos will premiere a new score they wrote to go with Cecil B. DeMille's classic 'The Ten Commandments'
Read more »