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(04-20) 17:36 PDT Santa Ana, Calif. (AP) –
An Orange County man serving 10 years in federal prison for Medicare fraud has been charged with distributing misbranded drugs that were marketed as “all natural” versions of sexual enhancement drugs such as Viagra.
The U.S. attorney’s office said Tuesday that Phu Tan Luong and his daughter, Helene Ngoc Bich Luong, were charged Thursday in federal court in Santa Ana.
Luong and his daughter allegedly advertised Vitalex as an herbal sexual enhancement supplement.
Prosecutors say the supplements actually contained an unregulated drug similar to those found in brand-name erectile dysfunction drugs which can pose a serious health risk.
The Luongs allegedly got the ingredients from China and shipped the drugs throughout the U.S. and other countries.