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A household has been indicted for promoting industrial bleach as a remedy for COVID-19, doing so by way of a “church” in Florida, United States.
Mark Grenon and his three sons Jonathan, Jordan and Joseph allegedly pocketed greater than $1 million (over P48 million) for promoting a substance that they referred to as “Miracle Mineral Answer” (MMS), as per a launch from the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace web site on Friday, April 23. They marketed MMS as a cure-all for COVID-19, most cancers, Alzheimer’s, diabetes and different severe medical circumstances.
The Grenons claimed that if individuals ingested the substance, it may deal with, forestall and remedy COVID-19. However specialists stated that if individuals took MMS orally, the substance turns into chlorine dioxide, a strong bleach that’s used for cleansing garments. The U.S. Meals and Drug Administration additionally warned individuals towards shopping for MMS as a result of it may trigger vomiting, diarrhea and extreme dehydration.
The lads had been arrested final yr and charged with one depend of conspiracy to commit fraud and two counts of felony contempt. They may face life imprisonment if convicted.
MMS was offered by the lads below the guise of a sure Genesis II Church of Well being and Therapeutic, an entity that was described by the daddy as a “non-religious church” used to “legalize using MMS,” the discharge said. In a report by the Related Press yesterday, April 24, Mark was recognized as an archbishop of the stated church.
On the time of arrest, officers confiscated dozens of chemical-grade drums, hundreds of bottles of MMS and different objects used to make and distribute the poisonous substance. In addition they recovered a number of firearms from the scene. JB
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