Case 065: Gordon Hunter Pedersen | Doctor of Deception: The Silver Cure Conman
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Gordon Hunter Pedersen seized the fear gripping the nation — not to help, but to profit. Posing as a medical doctor, Pedersen marketed “structured alkaline silver” as a miracle cure, making wild claims about its ability to fight the virus. His slick sales pitch and false credentials drove sales through the roof, but federal investigators soon exposed the scheme. Indicted in 2020 for mail fraud, wire fraud, and introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce, Pedersen vanished before his court date, sparking a three-year manhunt. When he was finally captured in August 2023, the truth came out — and by March 2024, he admitted his guilt. This is the story of a con artist who tried to turn a global crisis into his personal goldmine.This is Fugitive Files. Let’s get into it.
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When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Gordon Hunter Pedersen seized the fear gripping the nation — not to help, but to profit. Posing as a medical doctor, Pedersen marketed “structured alkaline silver” as a miracle cure, making wild claims about its ability to fight the virus. His slick sales pitch and false credentials drove sales through the roof, but federal investigators soon exposed the scheme. Indicted in 2020 for mail fraud, wire fraud, and introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commer...