A Seattle cosmetic surgeon who performs sex change operations was sued by Washington's attorney general over claims he doctored before and after procedure photos - and threatened patients who left negative reviews with a $250,000 fine.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed the lawsuit on Thursday against Allure Esthetic and its owner, Dr. Javad Sajan, for violation of state and federal laws protecting consumers and patient privacy.
Allure Esthetic is accused of posting fake five-star reviews with edited 'before and after' photos of procedures sent by fake email accounts. The reviews were then posted through a VPN to hide the IP address of the sender, Ferguson said.
The year-long investigation conducted by the attorney general's office interviewed 10 consumers and 40 former employees at Allure Esthetic in response to complaints they received.
Ferguson said, 'Allure stopped at nothing to keep negative reviews off the internet,' One former employee called their tactics 'relentless', KING5 News reported.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the lawsuit on Thursday during a press briefing
Betweeen 2017 and 2019 Allure had over 10,000 consumers sign non-disclosure agreements before having a consultation that required patients to contact the business instead of posting a negative review, the news outlet reported.
The lawsuit alleges Allure went as far as to sue anonymous reviewers for defamation, to control what was said publicly about the practice on sites such as Google and...
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