UPDATE: (04/07/18): The following developments have occurred in this case since the publication of this article. All government charges against Dr. Dammai were dismissed on January 27, 2014 by federal judge Francis Stacy after it was determined that he was not a co-conspirator in the case and had no knowledge that the stem cells he provided were being used inappropriately. The charges against Alberto Ramon were also dismissed. Both men were charged with misdemeanors involving mislabeling for which they were fined. However, Francisco Morales was convicted in this case and in a second case with Lawrence Stowe that did not involve Ramon and Dammai. Morales received a 60 month sentence and Stowe was sentenced to six years.
Three men involved in a scheme to sell stem cell therapies to people desperate for cures have been arrested by the FBI, with a fourth suspect still at large.
