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A Missouri state lawmaker and medical professional was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of selling fake stem cell treatments through her three clinics in the southern part of the state.
Assistant physician Patricia Ashton Derges (R) of Nixa, Missouri elected in November 2020 to represent Christian County in southwest Missouri was charged in a 20-count indictment for making false claims about the treatment, and for illegally providing prescription narcotics to patients at her clinics.
The investigation began in April 2020 when Derges went on a local TV station to promote stem cells for treating COVID-19. That month, she made similar claims in a Facebook post: This amazing treatment stands to provide a potential cure for COVID-19 patients that is safe and natural.
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Feb 04, 2021 11:23 AM EST
A Missouri state representative and assistant physician are allegedly running a fraud scheme of fake stem cell use in administering treatments including covid-19 were charged in a 20-count indictment.
Prosecutors in Missouri s Western District say that Patricia Tricia Ashton Derges referred to her falsely marketed fake stem cell therapy as an amazing treatment that stands to provide a potential cure to Covid-19 patients that is safe and natural. Patricia runs three Ozark Valley Medical Clinic sites.
As stated on the grand jury indictment unsealed Monday, Patricia Ashton Derges, 63, reportedly offered so-called regenerative care to clients who came to the Ozark Valley Medical Clinic searching for help for different diseases.
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 treatment she was selling at medical clinics as containing stem cells that could treat various diseases, including COVID-19.
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