Texas men charged with trying to sell 50 million bogus N95 masks to foreign government

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Two Houston-area men have been criminally charged with trying to fraudulently sell 50 million N95 respirator masks they did not actually possess to a foreign government at an inflated $317.6 million price, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday.

FILE PHOTO: Various N95 respiration masks at a laboratory of 3M, that has been contracted by the U.S. government to produce extra marks in response to the country's novel coronavirus outbreak, in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi

According to a Nov. 19 indictment, the defendants expected to personally collect as much as $275 million from the transaction, with the remaining money going to their “broker” and the government’s own representatives. Eleanya and Doolittle were charged with two counts of wire fraud, each of which carries a maximum 20-year prison term, and conspiracy.

A lawyer for Doolittle did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Eleanya’s lawyer could not immediately be identified. The Justice Department had no immediate additional comment.

 

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This man could have be responsible for the deaths of hundreds of folk if he had not been stopped, selling these bogus products.

Texas man trying to one-up Florida man

What's wrong with that, if fake votes can be counted then anything goes.

Wow that is pretty low knowing that government is trying to save lives by getting the masks for their citizens and these assholes were so morally and ethically corrupt they had no problem trying to rob them of that.

Should equate into 50 million attempted murder charges.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes

Probably wears a red baseball cap with four letters on it

My god despicable

Foreign governments are ripping off our cities with fake masks...

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