Woman pleads guilty in scam to sell devices by claiming they cured cancer
An Ontario woman has pleaded guilty in a scam to sell light-emitting devices by falsely claiming they could treat more than 200 medical conditions, including cancer, autism and HIV, U.S. court documents show.
Irina Kossovskaia, 63, pleaded guilty this week to one count of conspiracy to introduce misbranded medical devices into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud and mislead.
An agreed statement of facts filed in a South Dakota court said Kossovskaia and her co-accused marketed and distributed devices known as the “QLaser System” by telling people the items could safely and effectively treat a range of medical conditions at home.
“The QLaser’s labelling falsely claimed that there was virtually no disorder or disease that the QLaser device could not potentially improve or cure,” the document reads.