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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

PIP's Jean-Claude Mas Gets Jail Sentence



Jean-Claude Mas,the boss of the French Company PIP which distributed defective breast implants around the world has been sentenced to four years in prison for fraud and was also fined 75,000 euros (£63,000) by a court in Marseille. 

He will remain at liberty until a French court hears an appeal lodged by his lawyer.

PIP's sale of faulty implants caused a global health scare which affected about 300,000 women in 65 countries

PIP scandal

  • About 300,000 women in 65 countries are believed to have received PIP implants
  • Europe was a major market but more than half went to Latin America
  • They were not sold in the United States
  • 42,000 British, 30,000 French, 25,000 Brazilian, 15,000 Colombian and 16,000 Venezuelan women received PIP implants

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