Customs and Border Protection intercepted parcels intended for JGL Aesthetics, finding one that contained "significant quantities of copyright drugs, including copyright Botox," according to prosecutors. ????? ???????  

According to the criminal complaint, an investigation began after one of Luther's patients said they experienced double vision, heart palpitations, weakness from the waist up and other problems after receiving a Botox injection from JGL Aesthetics. The victim visited three hospitals to treat the symptoms and was diagnosed with Botulism toxin in Mar

Luther allegedly continued to purchase and inject the copyright Botox despite knowing clients had fallen ill or experienced strange symptoms, Sassoon said. He allegedly reassured his patients that any side effects were temporary and that the Botox was from Allergan, the veritable maker, according to prosecutors. ?????  

"As alleged, Joey Grant Luther, who does not possess the licensing required by New York State to perform injections of Botox, knowingly purchased copyright Botox from China, injected it into his clients, and represented that the copyright Botox that he was peddling was genuine," U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon said in a statement. ????? ???????

Joey Grant Luther, 54, was charged with wire fraud, smuggling, and other crimes related to the purchase and import of misbranded and copyright drugs at his medical spa, JGL Aesthetics, located in New York City's Hell's Kitchen. None of the Botox was approved by the Food and Drug Administration, prosecutors said. ????????????