United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero has announced the unsealing of an indictment against Mary Blakley and Fred Blakley, residents of Lake Havasu City, Arizona. The charges include conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to violate the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

The indictment claims that Mary and Fred Blakley operated a medical clinic business offering "full body scans" using ultrasound machines equipped with a so-called "smart chip technology." This technology was allegedly invented by Mary Blakley. They charged clients approximately $300 for these scans, claiming they could diagnose various diseases such as leukemia and candida in the bowel.

Further allegations state that the defendants falsely promoted their full body scans as capable of performing medical procedures like colonoscopies and electrocardiograms. Following these scans, they prescribed supplements and veterinary products as treatments for conditions purportedly identified during the scans.

Additionally, it is alleged that Mary Blakley's "smart chip technology" was claimed to treat numerous human diseases by methods such as driving a substance called Aetheion into the body to kill cancer or removing kidney stones. However, neither this technology nor the substances prescribed were approved by the FDA for treating human diseases.

If found guilty, each defendant could face up to 165 years in prison. The case is being handled by Assistant United States Attorneys Ruth Mandelbaum and Paul G. Shapiro following investigations by the FBI and the Office of Criminal Investigations of the Food and Drug Administration.

It is important to note that an indictment is merely an accusation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.