An Excelsior doctor has agreed to refrain from making charitable claims that Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison called misleading in a court order filed Tuesday.
Ellison accused Dr. Sean O'Mara of claiming that payments to his clinic benefited a charity and were tax-deductible.
"O'Mara was soliciting 'tax exempt' donations to an entity that does not exist," the order stated.
O'Mara operates MedCon Wellness, a direct-pay boutique clinic focused on reversing chronic disease and improving health and appearance. Offerings include a $2,000 "Elderly Turn-Around," a $2,500 to $3,000 "Obesity Reversal Plan," and a $1,500 "Female Face and Body Appearance" package.
O'Mara said the allegations are a misunderstanding about an intended charity to confront childhood obesity that was scuttled by the COVID-19 pandemic. He was surprised that Ellison issued a news release about it.
"I never took a penny on this thing," said O'Mara, whose career includes emergency medical service for the U.S. Army and current service in the Minnesota National Guard.
Ellison alleged that O'Mara solicited donations via PayPal and other online payment services to a nonexistent charity, and also pledged to donate all his clinical fees to charity if patients weren't satisfied.
The doctor "never made any such donations," the order stated. Future violations of the order could result in $25,000 fines.
