PHILADELPHIA (WTAJ) — A 73-year-old Collegeville man has been convicted of wire fraud and shipping misbranded animal drugs, United States Attorney, Jacqueline C. Romero announced.
Charges were brought against Jonathan Nyce in February 2020 for what was a years-long scheme to defraud pet owners. According to the release, Nyce deceived pet owners by falsely claiming to sell canine cancer-curing drugs.
Nyce was running multiple companies, including “Canine Care,” “ACGT” and “CAGT, ” where he stated he created drugs to help treat cancer in dogs. According to the Justice Department, Nyce used various websites to market the “cancer-curing” medication to desperate pet owners, dating back to 2012.
These websites made false and fraudulent claims regarding “Tumexal” and “Naturasone,” including that “Tumexal is effective against a wide variety of cancers,” and, “in fact, Tumexal will almost always restore a cancer-stricken dog’s appetite, spirit and energy!” The medication, however, was just a collection of bulk ingredients that Nyce blended together in Collegeville, according to the release.
Nyce reportedly requested pet owners to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for these drugs by promoting their effectiveness of the drugs. According to the Justice Department, he also told prospective customers that their ill pets could participate in clinical trials but they had to pay large sums of money.
Evidence obtained showed Nyce sold nearly $1 million worth of drugs to approximately...
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