Antonella Carpenter Convicted of Fraud
Antonella Carpenter, former owner of Lase Med Inc., has been convicted of conducting a fraudulent scheme claiming to cure cancer. Following a 15-day trial, the jury found her guilty on 29 of the 41 counts alleged in superseding indictment. The indictment (shown below) stated: From 2006 to 2012, November 2006 to December 2012, she orchestrated a scheme to obtain money from cancer patients by means of false and fraudulent representations. She falsely claimed her treatment method, called “Light Induced Enhanced Selective Hyperthermia or “LIESH’, was 100% effective and produced no negative side effects. She claimed that she could cure various kinds of cancers by injecting a patient’s tumor with a mixture consisting of saline solution and food coloring or walnut hull extract. She would then …
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