The founder of the infamous French company for the production of breast implants PIP sent to prison for 4 years. He was found guilty of fraud under aggravating circumstances.
PIP breast implants
Jean-Claude Mas founded and managed a company that produces once very popular
breast implants PIP. Their sales went very well, and tens of thousands of women from around the world have gone through breast augmentation using implants cheap. In 2011, it became known that the relative cheapness of PIP achieved by using industrial silicone, which is not intended for use in plastic surgery and medicine in general.
PIP breast implants
As a result, this has led to the largest scandal in the industry of plastic surgery in the past 30 years. Dangerous for Women's Health
breast implants began mass removed from the bodies of patients. But if in some countries the cost is assumed the state, the other women offered to pay for the operation in the same way as they pay their own breast augmentation - from his own pocket.
PIP breast implants
Naturally, the common hatred of Jean-Claude Masu only grew, but some time ago against Frenchman began the trial unfair. And now on this long process verdict. Masa was found guilty of aggravated fraud, including deliberate concealment from consumers of the fact that the implants used in industrial, rather than medical silicone.
74-year-old founder of the company for the production of breast implants was sentenced to 4 years in prison. The court took into account his advanced age and poor health, as determined by the term of imprisonment. In addition, the Mac would have to pay about $ 100,000 in payment of court costs. (READ MORE)
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