Aleya Siyaj is the girl behind a COVID testing firm that's underneath investigation after complaints have been lodged throughout the nation.
The Illinois-based Middle for Covid Management runs greater than 300 testing areas nationwide and gives free same-day speedy check outcomes, in line with the corporate's web site.
However it's now on the middle of a number of state investigations after folks complained about their experiences with the corporate's testing websites—a few of that are pop-ups run out of sheds or cell storage items.
Siyaj, of Rolling Meadows, Illinois, is the supervisor of the Middle for Covid Management LLC, which was established in December 2020, in line with the Illinois Secretary of State's web site.
Her LinkedIn profile lists her because the founder and chief government officer of the Middle for Covid Management. The profile additionally lists Siyaj because the CEO of an axe throwing bar in South Barrington, Illinois. She beforehand operated a donut store within the Larger Chicago space and graduated from Wayne State College with a advertising diploma, in line with the profile.
Siyaj and her husband opened BullsEye Axe Lounge's South Barrington location in 2019 earlier than opening a second website in Schaumburg in the summertime of 2020, in line with a report within the Day by day Herald newspaper.
Siyaj stated she and her husband obtained the thought for his or her enterprise after desirous to strive ax-throwing on a date night time. However after they arrived at a spot that supplied it, they have been instructed it was totally booked for 2 weeks. "My husband and I checked out one another and knew we stumbled onto a jackpot," she instructed the newspaper.
A submit on social community Foursqaure from December 2019 seems to indicate Siyaj recommending the bar. Within the evaluate, by which Siyaj doesn't diclose she is co-owner, she says of the BullsEye Axe Lounge: "This isn't like most axe throwing locations, they go above and past to supply one of the best buyer expertise! Pleasant workers and wonderful setting."
What's the Middle for COVID Management?
Her newest enterprise has made headlines in current days over complaints about the way in which the check websites function, prompting investigations in a number of states.
USA Immediately reported that complaints had been lodged towards the Middle for COVID Management in Oregon, Washington and Minnesota.
Some who turned to the corporate's websites amid a nationwide scarcity of assessments and a surge in coronavirus instances fueled by the extremely contagious Omicron variant stated they acquired their outcomes far later than they have been promised or by no means.
A Minneapolis lady instructed the newspaper she acquired a unfavorable check consequence through electronic mail after she posted complaints on the corporate's social media pages, however a second check she took the identical day at a distinct location discovered she was COVID optimistic.
Some folks in Florida instructed Wink Information they acquired unfavorable check outcomes through electronic mail earlier than even taking their assessments. Others additionally took to the corporate's social media pages and left feedback accusing the corporate of being "a rip-off."
Companies in a number of states, together with Illinois and Oregon, have launched investigations. The Oregon Division of Justice launched a civil investigation into the Middle for Covid Management this week, wanting into potential violations of the Unfair Commerce Practices Act, Oregon Reside reported.
In the meantime, the Higher Enterprise Bureau can also be investigating after a flood of unfavorable opinions have been posted in regards to the firm. The BBB has additionally dropped the Middle for Covid Management's ranking on its web site to an "F."
The BBB's workplace in Minnesota and North Dakota stated it joined an investigation into the corporate that was initiated by the BBB Chicago and Wisconsin.
"BBB is actively monitoring the stories of COVID-19 testing websites which have just lately opened within the U.S. underneath completely different names," a BBB spokesperson beforehand instructed Newsweek.
In an announcement to Willamette Week, an unnamed spokesperson for the Middle for Covid Management stated: "Let me be very clear—we're completely not conducting faux assessments. Our staff and the workers of our unbiased operators are risking their lives on a regular basis to supply testing for sufferers."
The corporate has but to answer Newsweek's a number of requests for remark. Siyaj has additionally been contacted for remark.
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