'{{short description|American film producer}} {{Infobox person | name = Charles B. Hensley | image = Charles B. Hensley photo.jpg | caption = 2013 | birth_date = | birth_place = | nationality = American | alma_mater = [[University of Southern California]] (PhD, 1988) }} '''Charles B. Hensley''' is an American businessman. In 1997 he invented and developed [[Zicam]], a [[homeopathic]] [[patent medicine]] for the [[common cold]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name="label_data2">[http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?id=38881 Zicam: Label data], ''[[National Institutes of Health]]''</ref> ==Business ventures and legal issues== ===Pharmaceuticals=== In 1997, he invented and developed [[Zicam]], a [[homeopathic]] [[patent medicine]] for the [[common cold]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.matrixxinc.com/ |title=Matrixx Initiatives Inc. - Overview |access-date=2010-08-27 |archive-date=2010-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828112236/http://www.matrixxinc.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="label_data">[http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?id=38881 Zicam: Label data], ''[[National Institutes of Health]]''</ref> In 2001, he formed PRB Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to develop [[antiviral drug]]s aimed at emerging [[viral disease]]. In 2011, after a six-year investigation, Hensley was charged with federal violations stemming from his marketing a drug for [[avian influenza|bird flu]] without FDA approval.<ref name="Pfeifer">{{cite news|last=Pfeifer|first=Stuart|title=Zicam inventor arrested, accused of illegal marketing of flu drug|url=https://www.latimes.com/health/la-xpm-2011-jun-02-la-fi-zicam-20110603-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=November 30, 2011|date=June 2, 2011}}</ref> Subsequently, all charges save one [[misdemeanor]] were dropped. Hensley was sentenced to three years' probation and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine and perform 400 hours of community service.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/04/26/inventor-of-zicam-gets-3-years-probation-for-unapproved-bird-flu-remedy/ |title=Inventor Of Zicam Gets 3 Years Probation For Unapproved Bird Flu Remedy |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=April 26, 2012 |website=losangeles.cbslocal.com |publisher=CBS Local Media |accessdate=August 30, 2013}}</ref> === Desilu === In 2016, Hensley and his partners acquired the registered trademark for [[Desilu Productions|Desilu]], [[Lucille Ball]] and [[Desi Arnaz]]'s defunct production company. In 2018, Desilu Studios filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against [[CBS]] over the Desilu mark. CBS subsequently filed a counter-suit against Hensley, Desilu Corporation and Desilu Studios.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Evans |first1=Greg |date=2018-10-31 |title=CBS Lawsuit Claims "Desilu Studios" Brand Was Used To Dupe Investors |url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/desilu-studios-cbs-lawsuit-i-love-lucy-star-trek-v-dupe-investors-1202493269/ |access-date=2019-08-27 |website=Deadline |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Yee |first=Gregory |date=2022-08-12 |title=How Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz's old studio became backdrop for an alleged investment scam |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-08-12/zicam-inventor-charged-with-using-lucille-ball-desilu-name-in-investment-fraud |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> On August 10, 2022, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles indicted Hensley on fraud and identity theft charges, alleging he used the Desilu name to scam investors. Hensley has been charged with 11 counts of [[wire fraud]] and one count of aggravated [[identity theft]]. Prosecutors said Hensley collected $331,000 from investors, money that was used for his personal expenses including trips to Las Vegas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chapman |first=Wilson |date=2022-08-11 |title=Man Indicted on Fraud and Identity Theft Charges for Using Desilu Name in Alleged Investment Scam |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/desilu-fraud-identity-theft-charles-hensley-1235338496/ |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hensley, Charles B.}} [[Category:American health care chief executives]] [[Category:Film producers from California]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Los Angeles]] [[Category:University of Southern California alumni]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1953 births]]'