Med Spa Owner Sentenced to 46 Months for Counterfeit Botox and Filler Injections
A Massachusetts woman was sentenced to 46 months in prison for performing thousands of counterfeit cosmetic injections.
2 reports on this incident · first at Sep 4, 2026, 3:45 p.m. ET
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Med Spa Owner Sentenced to 46 Months for Counterfeit Botox and Filler Injections
A Massachusetts woman has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for performing thousands of cosmetic injection procedures using counterfeit Botox and dermal fillers, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts announced on Sept. 4, 2026.
Rebecca Fadanelli, 40, of Stoughton, was sentenced on Sept. 2, 2026, by U.S. District Court Judge Julia E. Kobick. She was also ordered to pay restitution and forfeiture of $1,001,562 each. Fadanelli pleaded guilty in April 2026 to four counts of importing merchandise contrary to law, two counts of selling or dispensing a counterfeit drug, and two counts of selling or dispensing a counterfeit device. She was arrested and charged in November 2024.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Fadanelli owned and operated Skin Beaute Med Spa in Randolph and South Easton, Massachusetts. Although she was an aesthetician and never licensed to perform injections, she offered botulinum toxin and dermal filler injections, falsely representing herself as a licensed nurse. She told clients she was using authentic Botox and FDA-approved fillers such as Sculptra, Restylane, and Juvéderm, but in reality used counterfeit versions imported from China and Brazil.
Business records show that between approximately March 2021 and June 2024, Fadanelli performed more than 2,700 procedures using counterfeit products, and more than 900 clients paid over $1 million. She continued operating despite seizures of shipments and law enforcement intervention. In May 2025, while on pretrial release, she performed an injection at her home using an unknown substance; her release was later revoked, and she has been in custody since November 2025.
Numerous clients suffered adverse effects, including severe swelling, infections, facial paralysis, double vision, impaired eyesight, and hard lumps. Several were hospitalized, and one required corrective surgery. U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley said, "This was not a mistake or a one-time lapse in judgment. Rebecca Fadanelli built a business on deception and repeatedly put profit ahead of the health and safety of the people who trusted her."
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