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Former Owner Sentenced for Illegal Treatments at KC Medical Spa

July 14, 2023
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A Shawnee man was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay a little less than $20,000 in restitution to victims during sentencing in federal court Thursday.

The man, 47-year-old Richard B. Smith III, pleaded guilty on July 27, 2022, to one count of receiving misbranded drugs — both foreign and unapproved Botox — and delivering them for pay with the intent to defraud or mislead, and one count of receiving adulterated devices and delivering them for pay with the intent to defraud or mislead.

Smith owned and operated Tap and Blade, located at 7208 Wornall Road, in Kansas City, Missouri. The medical spa offered medical services, such as injections of prescription drugs, including Botox, as well as cosmetic services. The Shawnee man was the only employee of Tap and Blade and performed all the procedures offered at the clinic, according to court documents from the U.S. Department of Justice.

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