TARZANA : License to Sell One-Size Fits-All Hearing Aid Revoked
State authorities on Friday revoked the license of Tarzana businessman who sold a one-size-fits-all hearing aid, advertising a money-back guarantee and falsely claiming famous clients such as former President Ronald Reagan.
William George Brennan, 65, has been stripped of his state license to dispense hearing aids, said M. Elizabeth Ware, executive officer of the Department of Consumer Affairs’ Hearing Aid Dispensers Examining Committee.
The celebrity gimmick turned out to be fraudulent, authorities said, because Reagan and others whose names were used, including golfer Arnold Palmer and actor Art Carney, were not customers.
The hearing aids drew hundreds of complaints from unhappy customers, state officials said.
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