Diskussion:Mark Grenon

Mark Scott Grenon, 62, and his three sons, Jonathan David Grenon, 34, Jordan Paul Grenon, 26, and Joseph Timothy Grenon, 32, have been criminally charged with fraudulently marketing and selling “Miracle Mineral Solution” (MMS) as a cure for COVID-19, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, autism, malaria, hepatitis, Parkinson’s disease, herpes, HIV/AIDS, and other serious medical conditions. They were further charged with defying federal court orders. Each of the Grenons was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit fraud and two counts of criminal contempt. If convicted, they each face up to life in prison. [Florida family indicted for selling toxic bleach as fake “miracle” cure for COVID-19 and other serious diseases, and for violating court orders. U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Florida news release, April 23, 2021] The criminal complaint and indictment charge that the Grenons:

manufactured, promoted, and sold MMS—a chemical solution containing sodium chlorite and water which, when ingested orally, becomes chlorine dioxide, a powerful bleach used for industrial water treatment or bleaching textiles, pulp, and paper.

manufactured MMS in a shed in Jonathan’s backyard in Bradenton, Florida sold tens of thousands of bottles of MMS nationwide under the guise of Genesis II Church of Health and Healing, an entity they are accused of creating to avoid government regulation of MMS and shield themselves from prosecution received more than $1 million from selling MMS willfully violated a federal court injunction halting the Grenons’ distribution of MMS threatened the federal judge presiding over the civil case and threatened that, should the government attempt to enforce the court orders halting their distribution of MMS, they would “pick up guns” and instigate “a Waco” When a search warrant was executed at Jonathan Grenon’s house at the time of his arrest, officers seized dozens of chemical drums containing nearly 10,000 pounds of sodium chlorite powder, thousands of bottles of MMS, and other items used in the manufacture and distribution of MMS. The government also recovered multiple loaded firearms, including one pump-action shotgun concealed in a custom-made violin case to disguise its appearance.

MMS has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for any medical use. In 2019, the FDA strongly urged consumers not to purchase or use it for any reason, explaining that drinking MMS was the same as drinking bleach and could cause severe vomiting, diarrhea, and life-threatening low blood pressure. The FDA received reports of people requiring hospitalization and even dying after drinking MMS.