Pair convicted of cancer scam
Fraudsters claimed equipment designed for horses could be used to detect breast cancer
Posted 04 March 2020 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|West Midlands
UPDATES: A pair of fraudsters who falsely claimed a thermal imaging device designed for use on horses could detect breast cancer in humans have been.
A pair of fraudsters who falsely claimed a thermal imaging device designed for use on horses could detect breast cancer in humans have been successfully prosecuted following a five-year investigation by <a href="https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/business/tradingstandards/home.aspx">Staffordshire County Council Trading Standards</a>.
Sophie Gent, from East Norton in Le...
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