Despite having once been known for small roles in hit films like Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3 and Moneyball among others, Keith Lawrence Middlebrook will henceforth be remembered as the fraud who allegedly sought investments for a business he claimed would sell pills that could ostensibly prevent Coronavirus infection along with a shot that could supposedly cure those already infected.
Middlebrook was arrested Wednesday after meeting with an undercover FBI agent posing as a prospective investor he believed wanted to buy into the production of his false cure, following a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles for one count of attempted wire fraud. The next day, U.S. Magistrate Judge John E. McDermott continued the actor’s detention hearing until Friday afternoon and no bond has been decided on yet.
Despite apparently lacking any relevant medical experience, Middlebrook claimed to have personally engineered a...
Middlebrook was arrested Wednesday after meeting with an undercover FBI agent posing as a prospective investor he believed wanted to buy into the production of his false cure, following a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles for one count of attempted wire fraud. The next day, U.S. Magistrate Judge John E. McDermott continued the actor’s detention hearing until Friday afternoon and no bond has been decided on yet.
Despite apparently lacking any relevant medical experience, Middlebrook claimed to have personally engineered a...
- 3/27/2020
- by Will Bertazzo Lambert
- We Got This Covered
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