Illicit cosmetics, non-compliant installations … and fake doctors. This is what the gendarmes of the National Office for the Fight against Attacks on the Environment and Public Health (OCLAESP) discovered this Thursday, January 22, in the Paris region.
The two managers of the firm were placed in police custody for “illegal production and marketing of medical devices in Paris (16th arrondissement) and Rambouillet (Yvelines)”. In the illegal practice, the fake doctors performed medical and cosmetic procedures in particular.
Luxury cars and 220,000 euros
The counterfeiters’ activity was visibly lucrative: during the search of the homes of the two managers, the gendarmes seized a luxury vehicle worth 40,000 euros, and 220,000 euros in cash. Obviously, the income had never been declared to the tax authorities …
The offense of illegal practice of medicine is punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros.
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