New York Man First Charged With Price Gouging Protective Equipment During COVID-19 Pandemic

https://time.com/5827333/coronavirus-ppe-price-gouging-arrest/

(NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors charged a New York retailer Friday with hoarding tons of disposable masks, surgical gowns and hand sanitizer in a Long Island warehouse and selling the items at huge markups.

Amardeep “Bobby” Singh, 45, was charged with violating the Defense Production Act of 1950 in what authorities described as the first such prosecution during the coronavirus pandemic.

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