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Aesthetician from Massachusetts, who made nearly $1 million from illegal cosmetic procedures – posing as nurse – faces up to 30 years in prison and fines of $500,000

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-20a7a5f109ee6b3f4c36e1b063664c97 wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;392929&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Aesthetician&comma; posing as nurse made &dollar;1 million from illegal cosmetic procedures with uncertified products <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-80ec17bb80fa17f1f48631c0635506f6 wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;392929&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Rebecca Fadanelli according to feds&comma; administered thousands of doses of phony Botox and other fillers that had been illegally smuggled into the US <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4060f089c66398fc88e42105b1d34548 wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;392929&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Fadanelli&comma; 38&comma; of Stoughton&comma; Massachusetts&comma; was charged Friday for illegally smuggling goods into the US&comma; sale or dispensing a counterfeit drug and sale or dispensing of a counterfeit device <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-209517aa283cee241bac17a17c471aa1 wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;392929&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>The aesthetician&comma; who owns two spas in South Easton and Randolph&comma;  presented herself as a nurse to her clients &&num;8211&semi; she collected nearly &dollar;1 million for her &&num;8216&semi;uncertified&&num;8217&semi; services <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ee646774c8173034bb3d3b6539a5162f wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;392929&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>A client complained she never received the prescription for her injectible despite her request &&num;8211&semi; Feds investigating Fadanelli&&num;8217&semi;s business uncovered another active Homeland Security Investigations against her<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f4fde42666f4a94f7f3359fb57e0c7ba wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;392929&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Customs and Border Control seized international parcels shipped to Fadanelli&comma; suspecting packages may contain illegal prescription drugs <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3d2ea27c0eb275f82e4746fa1aefa7b1 wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;392929&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>She was also nabbed returning at Boston&&num;8217&semi;s Logan Airport&comma; from Brazil with illegal injectables <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-de36082d52a86ce4021bdfdc5cff60ef wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;392929&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Searching the spas&comma; feds uncovered the fake cosmetics&comma; Fadanelli admitted to purchasing injectables from a Chinese supplier but didn’t know if they were FDA-approved <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f3286fb01e547efdda688006376f0252 wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;392929&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>If convicted for the illegal importation of merchandise&comma; she faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of &dollar;250&comma;000 <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-89cb8a55b80bb83cabd48d0f48e29d91 wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;392929&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>For knowingly selling&sol;dispensing counterfeit drug&sol;device she&&num;8217&semi;s facing up to 10 years with another fine of &dollar;250&comma;000 <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;11&sol;Rebecca-Fadanelli-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-470898" style&equals;"width&colon;775px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Alleged bogus nurse Rebecca Fadanelli&comma; &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; of Stoughton&comma; MA&comma; was charged Friday with illegally smuggling goods into the US&comma; sale or dispensing a counterfeit drug and sale or dispensing of a counterfeit device&period; She is faces up to 30 years in prison and fines of &dollar;500&comma;000<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">A Stoughton woman has been arrested and charged in connection with smuggling counterfeit drugs and devices into the country&comma; then selling and dispensing same&period;<br>Rebecca Fadanelli&comma; 38&comma; was charged by criminal complaint with one count of illegally importing merchandise contrary to law&comma; one count of selling or dispensing a counterfeit drug&comma; and one count of selling or dispensing a counterfeit device&period; Fadanelli was arrested this morning and will appear in federal court in Worcester at 1 p&period;m&period; this afternoon&period; <br>According to the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;justice&period;gov&sol;usao-ma&sol;pr&sol;spa-owner-arrested-allegedly-performing-thousands-illegal-counterfeit-injections-clients">complaint<&sol;a>&comma; posing as a nurse&comma; Fadanelli of Stoughton&comma; Massachusetts&comma; administered thousands of doses of phony Botox and other fillers that had been illegally smuggled into the US&period;<br>She was arrested on Friday for illegally smuggling goods into the US&comma; sale or dispensing a counterfeit drug and sale or dispensing of a counterfeit device&period;<br>The glamorous aesthetician&comma; who owns two spas in South Easton and Randolph&comma;  presented herself as a nurse to her clients when she collected just under &dollar;1 million for her alleged illegal services&period; <br>Beginning in March 2021&comma; Fadanelli &&num;8216&semi;completed approximately 1&comma;631 Botox appointments&comma; totaling &dollar;522&comma;869 in client payments&comma; and 1&comma;085 filler appointments&comma; totaling &dollar;410&comma;545 in client payments&comma;&&num;8217&semi; federal prosecutors said&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;11&sol;Skin-Beaute-Med-Spa-in-South-Easton-MA-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-470899" style&equals;"width&colon;840px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Fadanelli an aesthetician by training&comma; owns and operates the Skin Beaute Med Spa with two branches in South Easton and Randolph&comma; Massachusetts&comma; but presented herself as nurse to her clients&period; The charging documents said she received nearly &dollar;1 million for her alleged illegal services<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Fadanelli was not licensed or certified when she <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;justice&period;gov&sol;usao-ma&sol;media&sol;1375791&sol;dl">administered thousands<&sol;a> of illegal counterfeit Botox&comma; Sculptra&comma; and Juvederm injections which she imported from China and Brazil&comma; prosecutors allege&period;<br>The spa owner is also accused of purchasing vials of Botox&comma; which typically cost of &dollar;650&comma; for a much lower price of &dollar;50 from Alibaba &&num;8211&semi; a Chinese-owned online marketplace&period;<br>The accusations came after one of Fadanelli&&num;8217&semi;s clients tipped off investigators following an adverse reaction which included bumps in her lips and tingling after she received a lip filler injection from Fadanelli in 2022&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;11&sol;Skin-Beaute-Med-Spa-in-South-Easton-MA-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-470900" style&equals;"width&colon;845px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>The Office of the United States Attorney in Massachusetts said Fadanelli was not licensed or certified when she administered thousands of illegal counterfeit Botox&comma; Sculptra&comma; and Juvederm injections which she imported from China and Brazil&comma; to unsuspecting clients<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">The complainant&comma; who remains anonymous&comma; alleges she never received a copy of the prescription for the substance that was injected into her despite asking for it from the &&num;8216&semi;nurse&&num;8217&semi;&period;<br>Spurred to investigate Fadanelli&&num;8217&semi;s business feds discovered an active Homeland Security Investigations of the same subject&period;<br>Parallel to these Customs and Border Control had seized international parcels shipped to the &&num;8216&semi;nurse&&num;8217&semi;&comma; on suspicions that the packages may contain illegal prescription drugs&period; Furthermore&comma; Fadanelli was caught at Boston&&num;8217&semi;s Logan Airport&comma; returning from Brazil with illegal injectables&period; <br>Investigators then searched the beautician&&num;8217&semi;s spas where they uncovered the fake cosmetics&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;11&sol;Rebecca-Fadanelli-3&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-470902" style&equals;"width&colon;836px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Fadanelli passed as a &&num;8216&semi;nurse&&num;8217&semi;&comma; getting rich from illegal cosmetic procedures until the complaint from a client following an adverse reaction after she received a lip filler injection from Fadanelli in 2022&comma; sparked investigations by feds <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Fadanelli later admitted to the Feds that she purchased the injectable drugs from the Chinese supplier&period; However&comma; she does not know if they are FDA-approved&period; <br>She did not enter a plea when she appeared in court on Friday&period; <br>She is facing up to 20 years in prison and a fine of &dollar;250&comma;000 if convicted on the charge of importing merchandise illegally&period; Fadanelli also faces up to 10 years in prison and another fine of &dollar;250&comma;000 on the charge of knowingly selling or dispensing a counterfeit drug or device&period;<br><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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