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Massachusetts Med-Spa Owner Pleads Guilty to Using Counterfeit Botox and Fillers

Prosecutors plan roughly $1 million in restitution for clients who paid for counterfeit injections.

Overview

  • Rebecca Fadanelli pleaded guilty in Boston federal court Tuesday, and the judge set her sentencing for July 1.
  • Prosecutors say she imported fake Botox, Sculptra, and Juvéderm from China and Brazil for her Skin Beaute Med Spa locations in Randolph and Easton starting in March 2021.
  • The plea agreement calls for $1,001,562.45 in restitution, and the judge ordered lawyers to submit victim contact details to probation by April 14 to help repay clients.
  • Fadanelli told clients she was a nurse, but prosecutors say she is licensed only as an aesthetician and was not allowed to give prescription injections.
  • Charging documents cite client complaints of lumps, droopy eyelids, and lip nodules after treatments, and officials are asking possible victims to complete an FDA questionnaire.