Complaint — No. 1:20-cv-00306 (Dkt. 1, W.D. Tex.)

Summary

A civil Complaint for Temporary Restraining Order, Preliminary Injunction, and Permanent Injunction filed March 21, 2020 as Document 1 in United States v. John Doe, a/k/a "coronavirusmedicalkit.com," No. 1:20-cv-00306, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division. The United States alleges that the website, registered through NameCheap, Inc. on March 3, 2020, offered free World Health Organization "vaccine kits" for $4.95 in shipping, and that the World Health Organization is not offering such kits. The complaint states the site used a photograph of Dr. Anthony Fauci and collected credit card information. Brought under 18 U.S.C. § 1345 to enjoin wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343, it asks the court to restrain the defendant from doing business through the domain. It is signed by Assistant United States Attorney Thomas A. Parnham, Jr.

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