“There is no drug that man has made that can do the same,” Mr. Pedersen said about the product on a podcast interview in March 2020, according to court documents.
“If you have the silver in you, when the virus arrives, the silver can isolate and eliminate the virus,” he added.
In an interview with federal agents in April 2020, he maintained that his silver product could destroy Covid-19 but admitted that his credentials were exaggerated, prosecutors said.
Mr. Pedersen profited immensely: From January through April of 2020, the company Mr. Pedersen co-owned, My Doctor Suggests, generated roughly $2 million in sales, according to court documents.
The agent followed the car to a gas station, where he was recorded by a surveillance camera, prosecutors said.
Persons:
Pedersen, ”, Mr, Julia Currey
Organizations:
District of, Justice Department, Food and Drug Administration
Locations:
U.S, District of Utah