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California businessman convicted for selling faulty COVID tests and defrauding buyers
source: Federal jury in Sacramento -> target: Jia Bei Zhu
On 2026-05-06, a federal jury in Sacramento found California businessman Jia Bei Zhu guilty on 12 counts, including conspiracy, wire fraud, distributing misbranded medical devices, and lying to the FDA. Prosecutors said the case involved a multimillion-dollar scheme selling faulty COVID-19 test kits through Universal Meditech Inc.
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SacramentoCaliforniaNorth AmericaUnited StatesNorth America38.582, -121.494
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