Marvel actor Keith Middlebrook, 57, of California, was sentenced to more than eight years in prison for selling counterfeit COVID medication, the Angeles Times reported..

Known for his role as a police officer in Iron Man 2, Middlebrook was arrested in March 2020 on federal wire fraud charges for allegedly soliciting investment for a company to sell a counterfeit drug..

An Orange County man was found guilty of 11 counts of wire fraud in May 2024, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office..

The criminal complaint against Middlebrook, who is also a bodybuilder, said he "

Middlebrook himself insists that he is innocent. At trial, he said he worked with seven lawyers and eight doctors " District Judge Dale Fisher said he feared a man who pleaded not guilty was at risk of committing similar crimes in the future..

The Hawaii native, who has appeared in cameo roles in nearly two dozen films and TV shows, including The Man Who Changed Everything and Thor, promoted his bogus COVID-19 cures on Instagram in 2020. He was caught and arrested while meeting with an "

Middlebrook fraudulently solicited investments by promising huge profits for a company he named Quantum Prevention CV Inc.. He said one party in Dubai offered to buy his company for $10 billion to attract investors, and that he was financed by seven other parties, investing between $7,500,000 and a million.. He also falsely claimed that NBA legend Earvin "

In turn, Johnson, who was recently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, testified that he was never associated with the Middlebrook shell company. For this, Middlebrook's lawyer called the athlete "

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