Missouri chiropractor first in US charged under new COVID-19 act

[SheltieLover]

https://www.localmemphis.com/mobile/article/news/crime/st-louis-county-chiropractor-charged-false-claims-covid-treatments-ftc/63-119e5eda-c6d8-4f4a-863b-76576a13f1ec

The FTC said Eric Nepute and his company baselessly claimed Wellness Warrior products with vitamin D and zinc were scientifically proven to treat or prevent COVID-19.

Eric Nepute and Quickwork LLC are facing 10 counts in federal court of violating the COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act. In its case, the FTC said Nepute and his company – which operate several Nepute Wellness Center locations in St. Louis County – baselessly claimed his products with vitamin D and zinc were scientifically proven to treat or prevent COVID-19.

"I feel that I have not done anything wrong,"
Nepute said in a statement to 5 On Your Side through his attorneys. I encourage
everyone to live a healthy lifestyle during this unprecedented time. My attorneys are reviewing the complaint and I have no further comments at this time."

More at link.

I don't know anything about this chiro, but the article cites this new law as having gone into effect in 2020.

I do, however, know of a couple of grifters who should absolutely be charged: Individual 1 for telling people to drink bleach & that lupus medicine, proven not to be helpful at all in treating or preventing covid, & Mr Oleander oil pillow creep.

Wtf are they not behind bars???

And did Dr. Fauci not say he uses Vit D & zinc as preventatives?

I've read that nursing homes had so many cases, in large part, because residents never get outside and, even if they do, elderly folks have difficulty assimilating vit D!

Very different than claiming a cure all for covid, I realize, if this doc actually made those claims, but Fed should start by imprisoning dump & pillow brain FIRST!

The pharma industry as well as insurance companies are constantly screwing with chiros, many of whom are good docs who help a lot of people.

[madaboutharry]

1. The former guy committed so many crimes against the American people

he should spend the rest of his life in prison. Hundreds of thousands of people died because of his evil lies.

[SheltieLover]

2. Absolutely!

Chiropracters are always terrified of having licenses taken from them. Like they are under constant attack!

I suffer with migraines from issues in my neck & only osteopathic manipulation or chiropractic adjustments relieve my discomfort.

I prefer an osteopath, but there aren't any in this entire area. So I go to chiropractor when needed for relief.

They are always afraid to bill Medicare for too many visits, fearing for their licenses.

[herding cats]

3. His claims are shady, at best per the article.

According to the commission’s complaint, Nepute and his company marketed vitamin D and zinc products under the brand name “Wellness Warrior” and claimed they were as effective – or more – than vaccines that are currently available.

The FTC said among Nepute and Quickwork’s bogus claims were that "COVID-19 patients who get enough vitamin D are 52% less likely to die," than those who get enough vitamin D are 77% less likely to get the disease and that his Wellness Warrior vitamin D product is more effective at preventing COVID-19 than approved vaccines.

“The defendants’ claims that their products can stand in for approved COVID-19 vaccines are particularly troubling: we need to be doing everything we can to stop bogus health claims that endanger consumers,” Slaughter said.

He's profiting off his brand of snake oil and making false claims. Just because a thing is good doesn't make it as good as something else, like an actual vaccine with 90+% effectiveness at preventing the disease.

There's no hard data to prove the numbers he's claiming. He's selling hope, not proven science. Anyone could buy these supplements OTC and save massive amounts without enriching his bogus profits.

I'm definitely not OK with this sort of stuff. He's taking advantage of fearful people and misleading them. But, that's just me.

[SheltieLover]

4. Yes, I agree with that part, if he really made those claims

But what is more harmful? Telling people to ingest bleach or oleander oil or this?

Dump & pillow should have been charged first! That was really my point.

[Ms. Toad]

5. People who injest bleach or oleander oil frequently die.

Removing themselves from pool of people spreading the disease to others.

People who consume vitamin D and zinc go on to live (and spread) another day.

Seems to me like those touting vitamin D and zinc as better than vaccines might be likely to kill more, in the long run.

[herding cats]

6. Sure, but this man an ongoing danger to public health.

The oleander extract is actually a decent similarity here. This man is profiting off lying to people and at the risk of their actual health. Imagine if the owner of said product were still claiming it were a "miracle drug" now? It's toxic. Pillow twit made the claims, but he's not actually manufacturing it. This guy does make the supplement he's touting. He's the person profiting from his claims and flat out lying to people, now... today.

He's selling, for his profit, an unscientific claim to people. He was asked to stop and refused. He's profiteering off a public health lie and is about to face the law for doing so and his refusing to stop endangering people when told to do so.

I'm glad. He's a disgrace to his profession in my opinion.

I don't mean to sound harsh, but he's not coming across as a sympathetic person in the linked article. He gives off the vibe of a greedy person profiteering off scared and gullible people who is willing to go to court to try and protect his profits rather than rescind his bombastic claims for the good of the public health.

[SheltieLover]

7. I agree & he is likely a qpuke ahole

I only posted this to point up that others are being charged, but not the slob or his cronies.

[herding cats]

8. The reasons they're not being charged is they walked it back.

They never had an actual iron in the fire (other than Trump) they were hangers on pumping BS at his behest. Most, who had actual links to his asinine claims backed down long before legal claims could be levied.

I still believe he could be held personally accountable for his blatant public health lies. We shall see what fruit the lawsuit brings.

[Dorian Gray]

9. I take C, D and Zinc

as a preventative measure, but would never claim that they're more effective than the vaccine! Marketing lies.