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Utah man accused of selling silver product as COVID-19 cure arrested after 3-year search

A Utah man, Gordon Hunter Pedersen, has been charged with felony charges for selling hoax cures for diseases, including COVID-19, after a three-year chase by federal agents.
Pedersen posed as a medical doctor and sold a "structural alkaline silver" product online, claiming it was a preventative cure for COVID-19. He also falsely claimed to be a board-certified doctor with multiple PhDs.
Pedersen's schemes began in 2014 and he sold silver products as treatments for various diseases.

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NY Daily News

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Fake doc who sold bogus COVID cure arrested after 3-year manhunt

Gordon Hunter Pederson, 63, allegedly sold a a “structural alkaline silver” product.

2 years ago·New York, United States

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Salt Lake Tribune

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Utah man charged with peddling fake COVID-19 cure arrested after 3 years on run

Staring into a web camera while wearing a white lab coat and stethoscope, Gordon Hunter Pedersen spent the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic falsely peddling silver products as a cure for the disease, prosecutors say.

2 years ago·Salt Lake City, United States

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Man accused of posing as doctor to sell fake COVID-19 cure arrested after 3-year manhunt

Utah authorities say that a three-year manhunt has ended after they arrested a man accused of posing as a doctor on charges of selling a fake COVID-19 cure.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Man who allegedly sold fake COVID cure arrested after 3-year manhunt

Gordon Pedersen, 63, of Cedar Hills, Utah, was arrested by officials after a 3-year manhunt on charges he allegedly sold a fake COVID cure and claimed to be a doctor.

2 years ago·United States

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