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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — An elected Missouri state representative and a licensed assistant physician has been indicted by a federal grand jury for a fraud scheme.
According to local prosecutors, Patricia “Tricia” Ashton Derges, 63, of Nixa, Missouri, made false claims about a supposed stem cell treatment marketed through her clinics. Derges was elected in November 2020 as a Missouri state representative in District 140.
Derges, who is not a physician but is licensed as an assistant physician, operates three Ozark Valley Medical Clinic locations in Springfield, Ozark, and Branson, Missouri.
Derges is charged in a 20-count indictment returned under seal by a federal grand jury in Springfield.
https://www.ozarksfirst.com/local-news/local-news-local-news/federal-attorney-holds-press-conference-to-announce-a-significant-criminal-matter/