A Florida man and his three sons were convicted on federal fraud charges for marketing a poisonous bleach concoction as a cure for 95% of the world's diseases, including COVID-19.
In federal court this week, prosecutors called the Grenons "con men" and "snake-oil salesmen" who used their fake church to sell MMS as a "religious sacrament." In videos, it was pitched as a purported cure for 95% of known diseases, including COVID-19, Alzheimer's, autism, brain cancer, HIV/AIDS and multiple sclerosis, prosecutors said.
A photo shown to jurors this week showed rodent droppings on the floor of the shed where the Grenons produced the so-called cure. Members of the jury stifled laughter at times but visibly recoiled when they passed around and smelled bottles of MMS that had been shipped to the undercover federal agent.When ingested, the solution becomes a bleach that is typically used for such things as treating textiles, industrial water, pulp and paper, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Authorities said it is the same as drinking bleach and can be fatal.
A Miami federal judge ordered the church to stop selling the substance in 2020, but that was ignored.Federal agents reportedly seized thousands of bottles of MMS and stacks of cash.The family will be sentenced on Friday, Oct. 6.Copyright © 2023 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved.
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