California Actor Sentenced to 8 Years for COVID-19 Cure Fraud

California Actor Sentenced to 8 Years for COVID-19 Cure Fraud
Actor Keith Middlebrook arrives at the world premiere of Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment's 'Iron Man 2 held at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., on April 26, 2010. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
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A Huntington Beach man was sentenced Jan. 6 to 98 months in federal prison for duping investors with false claims about a COVID-19 cure and treatment at the onset of the pandemic.

Keith Lawrence Middlebrook, 57, who’s also a part-time actor, received the sentence from United States District Judge Dale S. Fischer, who also imposed a $25,000 fine. He was ordered to begin serving his prison term immediately.

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