Albuquerque, NM - Today, Attorney General Hector Balderas announced the indictment of Maria de Lourdes Ramos de Ruiz, former owner of VIP Salon, on 24 felony charges, including: practicing medicine without a license, racketeering, fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion. In 2019, it was revealed that at least two of the salon’s clients contracted HIV and had received so-called “Vampire Facials,” a medical procedure involving Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy. This resulted in the Office of the Attorney General’s investigation of the business and its owner, whose indictment was filed Monday.
