PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal prosecutors have charged Mary Blakley and Fred Blakley, residents of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, with an alleged scheme involving fraudulent medical claims tied to unapproved technology. The unsealed indictment accuses the pair of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to violate the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
According to the indictment, the Blakleys operated a medical clinic business offering “full body scans” using ultrasound machines marketed as incorporating purported “smart chip technology” developed by Mary Blakley. Prosecutors allege the defendants falsely claimed these scans could diagnose and treat a variety of medical conditions, including serious illnesses such as leukemia and other cancers. They reportedly charged clients approximately $300 per scan and prescribed supplements, creams, and veterinary products as treatments, which prosecutors say were based on fabricated diagnoses.
The indictment further claims the defendants misrepresented the “smart chip technology” as being capable of medical procedures such as colonoscopies and electrocardiograms, as well as curing ailments like cancer and removing kidney stones. None of these claims, according to the allegations, were supported by FDA approval.
If convicted, Mary Blakley and Fred Blakley could each face up to 165 years in prison. The case was investigated by the FBI and the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigations and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Ruth Mandelbaum and Paul G. Shapiro.
Officials caution that the charges are purely allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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