{"id":2060092,"date":"2023-10-08T21:13:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T01:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-man-and-3-sons-sentenced-after-selling-hazardous-solution-as-covid-19-cure\/"},"modified":"2023-10-08T21:15:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T01:15:30","slug":"florida-man-and-3-sons-sentenced-after-selling-hazardous-solution-as-covid-19-cure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-man-and-3-sons-sentenced-after-selling-hazardous-solution-as-covid-19-cure\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida man and his three sons sentenced for selling dangerous COVID-19 &#8220;cure&#8221;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-man-and-3-sons-sentenced-after-selling-hazardous-solution-as-covid-19-cure%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2060092&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The blue chemical barrels containing sodium chlorite powder found in Jonathan Grenon\u2019s backyard. (Photo via; United States Attorney\u2019s Office for the Southern District of \u2062Florida)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril Elfi<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>6:02 PM \u2013 Sunday, October 8, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Florida father and his three sons \u200bwere\u200b sentenced to prison on fraud charges after selling bleach as \u2062a COVID-19 cure.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdfl\/pr\/leaders-genesis-ii-church-health-and-healing-who-sold-toxic-bleach-fake-miracle-cure\" target=\"_blank\">According to a news release from the United States Attorney\u2019s Office for the Southern District of Florida<\/a>, a man and his sons were sentenced by a federal judge in Miami, Florida, three months after their conviction for selling toxic industrial bleach as a fake COVID-19 cure.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Grenon, 66, and his \u2062son Joseph Grenon, 36, who fled to Colombia when the federal government initially revealed allegations against them, were sentenced to five \u200cyears in prison,\u200d which is the maximum punishment\u2063 agreed upon between the United States and Colombia after the pair\u2019s extradition.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan\u200d Grenon, 37, and Jordan Grenon, \u200b29, \u200bwere\u2063 sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison for\u2063 conspiracy \u200cand contempt for attempting\u2064 to \u201cdefraud the \u200cUnited States by distributing an unapproved and misbranded drug.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Homer spoke at the sentencing, saying, \u201cThe defendants preyed on many vulnerable populations.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The Grenon family had been selling \u201cMiracle Mineral\u200b Solution\u201d (MMS), a chemical solution that turns into bleach after ingested orally.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Department \u200cof Justice (DOJ) the \u200bsolution is typically used to treat\u200c industrial water and for bleaching, textiles, pulp, and paper.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe Grenons claimed that ingesting MMS could\u2062 treat, \u2064prevent, and cure\u200b COVID-19,\u201d the Justice Department said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The relatives sold the fake \u201cCOVID-19 cure\u201d through the Genesis II Church of Health and Healing, which \u200dthey set \u200bup to\u2062 \u201cavoid government regulation of MMS,\u201d according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>They further claimed that MMS could heal 95% of ailments such as cancer, Alzheimer\u2019s,\u2063 diabetes, \u2064and AIDS.<\/p>\n<p>To obtain MMS, patients were forced to make\u200d a donation to Genesis, which was \u200bfixed at a certain \u200bamount, resulting in the family receiving more than\u200b $1 million.<\/p>\n<p>According to the DOJ, the government obtained court orders to halt the production of the\u2063 fake cure, but the Grenons \u201cwillfully violated those court orders and continued to distribute MMS.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The FDA had strongly\u200c advised people not to buy or use MMS for any purpose, claiming that it was the same as\u2064 drinking bleach and might induce deadly side effects such as severe vomiting, diarrhea, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-man-and-3-sons-sentenced-after-selling-hazardous-solution-as-covid-19-cure\/\" title=\"Florida man and his three sons sentenced for selling dangerous COVID-19 \"cure\".\">life-threatening low blood pressure<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>According\u2064 to the \u2062FDA, after ingesting MMS, many \u200cwere hospitalized, developed life-threatening diseases, and some even died.<\/p>\n<p>During\u2064 the trial,\u200b the jury was shown images and \u200dvideo of a shack in Jonathan Grenon\u2019s backyard \u2064in Bradenton, Florida, where the defendants\u200d were making the \u200bMMS.  <\/p>\n<p>Several blue chemical barrels\u2064 containing over 10,000 pounds of sodium chlorite powder, hundreds of\u2062 bottles of MMS, and other materials used in the manufacture and distribution of MMS were\u2064 also photographed.  <\/p>\n<p>The blue chemical barrels containing sodium chlorite powder, the principal active ingredient in MMS, were labeled with warnings that the substance was hazardous and unsafe to consume.<\/p>\n<p>Genesis\u2019 websites reportedly describes \u200dGenesis as a \u201cnon-religious church.\u201d The father, Mark\u200c Grenon, who was also the co-founder of Genesis, has repeatedly acknowledged that Genesis \u201chas nothing to do with religion,\u201d and that he founded Genesis to \u201clegalize the use of MMS\u201d and avoid \u201cgoing\u200c to jail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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Subscribe here. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President Joe Biden, in a\u200c stunning\u200c reversal, \u2062will bypass\u2063 numerous federal laws to continue construction of \u2063former President Donald Trump\u2019s border wall, even after swearing to \u2064never do so.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>There\u2019s a brand new song out by artist Jimmy Levy called\u00a0 \u201cFreedom.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Congressman Mike Collins tells One America \u200cNews \u200cthat Georgia\u2019s new Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission could act to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The jobs report for September shows that we added 336,000 jobs, which is above expectations of 170,000.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Joe Biden\u2019s\u2062 administration is facing pressure from some lawmakers to restrict American companies from working on a freely available chip technology widely used in China.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI is\u2064 exploring making its own artificial intelligence chips and is evaluating a\u2062 potential acquisition target.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>South Korea\u2019s telecommunications regulator said on\u200b Friday that Alphabet Inc\u2019s Google \u200cand Apple have abused their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-chatgpt-owner-openai-is-exploring-making-its-own-ai-chips\/\" title=\"OpenAI is considering creating its own AI chips.\">dominant app market position<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Billionaire Elon Musk is under investigation by\u2064 the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over his 2022 purchase of social media giant Twitter<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How \u2062were the \u200ddefendants able to sell toxic bleach as a\u2063 COVID-19 cure without facing immediate consequences?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Florida Father and\u200d Sons Sentenced to Prison\u200d for Selling Toxic Bleach as a COVID-19 Cure<\/p>\n<p>In a shocking case of fraud, a Florida father and his three\u2062 sons have been sentenced to prison for selling bleach\u2063 as a COVID-19 cure. This disturbing incident highlights the dangers of misinformation and the exploitation of \u200cvulnerable populations.<\/p>\n<p>According to a news release from the \u2064United States Attorney&#8217;s Office for\u200d the Southern\u2064 District \u2063of Florida, the\u200b defendants were sentenced by\u200d a federal judge in Miami, three months after their\u200c conviction for selling toxic industrial bleach as a fake COVID-19 cure. Mark Grenon, \u200d66, and his son Joseph Grenon, 36, were sentenced to five years in\u2062 prison. They had fled to Colombia when the allegations were \u2063revealed, but were extradited back to \u200dthe United States. Jonathan Grenon, 37, and Jordan Grenon,\u200c 29,\u200b were sentenced to 12\u2063 and a half years in prison for conspiracy and\u2062 contempt for \u200cattempting to defraud the United States by distributing an unapproved and\u2064 misbranded drug.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant \u200dU.S. Attorney Michael Homer, who \u200cspoke at the\u2062 sentencing, highlighted the defendants&#8217; predatory behavior, stating, &#8220;The \u200ddefendants preyed on many vulnerable populations.&#8221; \u2063The Grenon\u2063 family had been \u2064selling \u2064a product called \u200b&#8221;Miracle Mineral \u2063Solution&#8221; (MMS), which \u200dis a chemical solution that turns into bleach when ingested orally. This solution\u200c is typically used for industrial water treatment and bleaching applications in textiles,\u2063 pulp, and paper.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Grenons claimed that ingesting MMS could treat, prevent, and cure COVID-19,&#8221; stated\u200b the Justice Department. They sold this fake &#8220;COVID-19 \u2062cure&#8221; through the Genesis II Church of Health and \u2063Healing, which \u2062they set up to avoid government regulation of MMS. The family also made false claims that MMS could heal 95% of\u200b ailments, including cancer, Alzheimer&#8217;s, diabetes, \u200band AIDS. To \u2063obtain MMS, patients were\u200c forced\u2062 to\u2063 make a donation to Genesis, resulting in the family receiving\u200d over\u200c $1 million.<\/p>\n<p>Despite court orders to halt the production of the fake cure, the\u200d Grenons continued to\u2062 distribute MMS, demonstrating a willful violation of the law. The FDA strongly advised against \u2062buying or using \u200bMMS for any purpose, as it is\u2062 equivalent to drinking bleach \u2064and can cause severe side effects such\u2063 as vomiting, diarrhea, and\u200d life-threatening low blood pressure. Numerous individuals who \u200bingested MMS were hospitalized, developed life-threatening diseases, and even died.<\/p>\n<p>During the trial, the \u200bjury\u2062 was shown evidence, \u2064including images and\u200d videos \u2062of a shack \u2063in Jonathan Grenon&#8217;s\u2062 backyard in Bradenton,\u200d Florida, where the defendants manufactured \u200dMMS. Thousands of\u200b pounds of sodium chlorite powder, along \u200bwith hundreds\u2064 of bottles of MMS and other \u2064materials, were\u200d found at the site. The chemical barrels containing \u200csodium chlorite \u200dpowder\u200d were labeled as \u2062hazardous and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida father and three sons sentenced to prison for fraud after selling bleach as COVID-19 cure. 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