EASTON, Mass. — A local business owner was arrested Friday morning for allegedly smuggling goods into the country and performing illegal injections on her unsuspecting clients for years.
Rebecca Fadanelli, 38, of Stoughton, is charged with one count of illegally importing merchandise contrary to law, one count of selling or dispensing a counterfeit drug, and one count of selling or dispensing a counterfeit device.
Fadanelli owns Skin Beaute Med Spa with locations in both Randolph and South Easton.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Justice says since March 2021, Fadanelli has been importing counterfeit Botox, Sculptra, and Juvederm from China and Brazil while performing thousands of injections, totaling more than $900,000 in profits.
Fadanelli allegedly represents herself as a nurse to her clients and employees, when she is actually an aesthetician and is not licensed or certified to dispense prescription drugs or devices.
According to payment records, from March 2021 to March 2024, she completed 1,631 Botox appointments, totaling $522,869, and 1,085 filler appointments, totaling $410,545.
Court documents claim that one client complained about having droopy eyes while another felt little balls under her lips. A second patient said after injections, she had a hard lump under her eye and her eyes looked sunken in after the procedure.
She was arraigned in federal court in Worcester on Friday.
Fadanelli hid her face from Boston 25 News cameras and provided no comment on her way out.
“For years, Ms. Fadanelli allegedly put unsuspecting patients at risk by representing herself to be a nurse and then administering thousands of illegal, counterfeit injections,” said Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy. “The type of deception alleged here is illegal, reckless, and potentially life-threatening.”
If you believe you received services involving counterfeit drugs or devices from Fadanelli or the Skin Beaute Med Spa between 2021 and through present day, you’re asked to complete the following questionnaire.
The charge of importing merchandise contrary to law provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000. The charges of knowingly selling or dispensing a counterfeit drug or counterfeit device each provide for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000.
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