A federal jury convicted Jia Bei Zhu, owner of Fresno-based Universal Meditech Inc., for selling over a million fraudulent COVID-19 tests and lying to the FDA. - Zhu's scheme netted nearly $4 million from August 2020 to March 2023.
- Tests were falsely marketed as FDA-approved, made in the USA, and accurate. - Employees testified they were instructed to deceive customers and feared retaliation.
- Zhu faces up to 20 years in prison; sentencing is set for August.