“Havard”-trained spa owner injected clients with bogus Botox, prosecutors say

Mounting evidence

Multiple clients and employees told investigators that Fadanelli also said she is a registered nurse, which is false. Though she is a registered aesthetician, aestheticians are not permitted to administer injections or prescription drugs.

Investigators set up an undercover operation where an agent went in for a consultation, and Fadanelli provided a quote for a $450 Botox treatment. Investigators also obtained videos and images of Fadanelli performing injections. And the evidence points to those injections being counterfeit, prosecutors allege. Sales records from the spa indicate that Fadanelli performed 1,631 “Botox” injections, 95 “Sculptra” injections, and 990 injections of unspecified “filler,” all totaling over $933,000. But sales records

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