A Sanford woman has been indicted on charges that she illegally injected liquid silicone into the buttocks of a woman, causing her death.
- Deanna M. Roberts accused of illegally injecting silicone in humans
- Feds say Roberts bought liquid silicone for more than 11 years
- Indictment says someone died from Roberts' injection
Deanna M. Roberts, 46, was arrested Tuesday and made her initial appearance on the charges in Orlando federal court.
According to U.S. Attorney Horn, the indictment and information presented in court, Roberts began ordering liquid silicone from an Arizona business starting in April 2004. She had to certify that it wouldn't be injected into humans, but instead, authorities say she lied and claimed the silicone was for lubricating medical equipment.
For more than 11 years, she purchased a total of 178 gallons' worth of liquid silicone, they said. While in the Atlanta area, she injected it into customers' buttocks and claimed to them that she was medically licensed to do so, according to investigators.
On Nov. 16 of last year, authorities say Roberts injected liquid silicone into the buttocks of a victim, identified as L.H. in the indictment, causing her death. The indictment says that Roberts injected several other people between late 2014 and last year. Those people survived.
“It is always a tragedy when someone loses their life due to the reckless negligence of another. This death shows why there is a need for FDA oversight and highlights the dangers when the system is illegally circumvented,” Doraville (Ga.) Police Chief John F. King said.