Arizona Couple That Ran Medical Clinic Business Charged with Conspiracy, Fraud, and Violating the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Mary Blakley (aka "Marye Blakley," "Mary Blakely," "Mary Blakeley," "Mary Davis," "Mary Venable," "Mary Cammer," "Rosemary Cammer," "Rosemary Davis," "Yvonne Davis," and "Mary Blaksley") and Fred Blakley (aka "Fred Blakely" and "Floyd Blakely") with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to violate the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Mary Blakley and Fred Blakley are residents of Lake Havasu City, Arizona.

The indictment alleges that the two defendants were the principals of a medical clinic business that charged clients throughout the United States approximately $300 for conducting what the defendants described as "full body scans" by use of an ultrasound machine. The defendants falsely claimed that, through the deployment of a "smart chip technology" invented by defendant Mary Blakley and purportedly added to the ultrasound machines, their "full body scans" could diagnose a wide variety of human diseases and medical conditions, including blood cancers, such as leukemia, and candida in the bowel.

The indictment further alleges that the defendants falsely and fraudulently claimed that the Blakley Clinics' full body scans, using the purported "smart chip technology," could perform many other medical procedures, including colonoscopies, non-invasive prostate exams, and electrocardiograms. Based on the results of these "full body scans," the defendants falsely and fraudulently prescribed to their human clients various supplements, creams, and veterinary products as treatments for conditions purportedly discovered during the full body scans.

According to the indictment, the defendants also claimed that Mary Blakley's purported "smart chip technology" could treat and cure a wide range of human diseases, illnesses, and conditions, including by: (i) "driving" a substance known as Aetheion into the body to kill cancer; (ii) "cleaning" the lungs and brainstem; and (iii) removing kidney stones. In fact, neither the purported "smart chip technology" nor the substances prescribed by the defendants had been approved by the FDA to treat diseases in human beings.

If convicted, each defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of 165 years in prison.

The case was investigated by the FBI and the Office of Criminal Investigations of the Food and Drug Administration, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Ruth Mandelbaum and Paul G. Shapiro.

An indictment, information, or criminal complaint is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.