Florida Family Charged With Marketing ‘Miracle’ Coronavirus Cure That Was Textile Bleach
- Date: 09-Jul-2020
- Source: Forbes
- Sector:Financial Markets
- Country:Jordan
Florida Family Charged With Marketing ‘Miracle’ Coronavirus Cure That Was Textile Bleach
TOPLINE
Four members of a Florida family face federal fraud charges after prosecutors say they sold tens of thousands of bottles of "Miracle Mineral Solution,“ which they marketed as a cure for Covid-19, that is actually a toxic bleach the FDA says has led to hospitalizations and deaths.
Do it yourself sanitizing rag made made using 1 part chlorine bleach and 5 parts water and applied ... [+] to rag, for use in disinfecting surfaces when going out. (Photo by: Don & Melinda Crawford/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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KEY FACTS
According to prosecutors, the toxic solution they sold contained sodium chlorite and water, which when ingested becomes chlorine dioxide, a "powerful bleach“ used in bleaching textiles, pulp and paper, as well as industrial water treatment.
Prosecutors say the family sold "Miracle Mineral Solution,“ or "MMS," as a Covid-19 cure, but had also marketed it as a cure-all for illnesses like AIDS, cancer and Alzheimer's.
The family also allegedly sold the product through an entity called the Genesis II Church of Health and Healing, a "non-religious church“ that was only created to