Rife Device Marketer Sentenced to Prison
In February 2009, a jury found James Folsom guilty of 26 felony counts relating to his sale of unapproved medical devices. According to evidence presented at the trial: From 1997 through August 11, 2008, Folsom conspired with others to ship adulterated and misbranded Rife-type biofrequency devices in interstate commerce. The devices, sold under the names “NatureTronics,” “AstroPulse,” “BioSolutions,” “Energy Wellness,” and “Global Wellness,” consisted of a micro-current frequency generator with a digital readout, two stainless steel cylinders, and two personal application plates with connectors and lead wires connecting the device to the cylinders and the plates. Users were provided with an operating manual that set forth hundreds of digital settings for the device that were said to directed to specific conditions such as AIDS, diabetes, …
Continue Reading >Rife Device Marketer Implicated in Murder
In 2002, Kimberly Bailey of Fallbrook, California, was sentenced to life in prison plus ten years for plotting the kidnapping, torture, and murder of her former business partner, Richard C. Post, III. For about 15 years, she and several others had marketed quack medical devices based on the notions of Royal Rife. The account below, taken from the prosecutor’s trial memorandum, describes the crime and how she got caught. STATEMENT OF FACTS A. The Kidnapping and Murder of Richard Post In the 1990’s, defendant Kimberly Bailey, aka Janet Fleming, sold biofrequency devices, also known as “black box” machines, which she claimed emitted electromagnetic waves that could cure a variety of diseases. She sold the machines under a variety of business names, including The Last Seed, …
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