Owner of Randolph and South Easton spas arrested for alleged counterfeit injection usage
Nov 01, 2024
EASTON, MASS. (WLNE) — The United States Attorney’s Office said a Stoughton woman was arrested in connection with smuggling goods into the United States and selling/dispensing counterfeit drugs and devices.
38-year-old Rebecca Fadanelli was charged with one count of illegally importing merchandise contrary to law, one count of selling or dispensing a counterfeit drug, and one count of selling or dispensing a counterfeit device.
Fadanelli is the owner of Skin Beaute Med Spa with locations in Randolph and South Easton.
The office said that she had allegedly been importing counterfeit Botox, Sculptra, and Juvederm from China and Brazil and performing thousands of injections of counterfeit drugs and devices since 2021.
Fadanelli also allegedly told clients she was a nurse, when she is in fact an aesthetician and is not licensed nor certified to dispense or administer prescription drugs or devices.
The office said that between March 2021 through March 2024, Fadanelli allegedly completed approximately 1,631 Botox appointments, totaling $522,869 in client payments, and 1,085 filler appointments, totaling $410,545 in client payments.
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