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NEW YORK - A Brooklyn man was arrested for allegedly coughing on FBI agents while claiming to have COVID-19, and with lying to them about a stash of surgical masks, medical gowns, and other medical supplies.
FBI agents arrested Baruch Feldheim, 43, on multiple charges. He's accused of assaulting a federal officer and making false statements to law enforcement.
Federal prosecutors say that Feldheim allegedly sold medical equipment, including N95 respirators, to doctors and nurses at inflated prices.
In one instance, on March 18, 2020, a doctor in New Jersey contacted Feldheim via a WhatsApp chat group labeled “Virus2020!” Feldheim agreed to sell to the doctor approximately 1,000 N95 masks and other assorted materials for $12,000, an approximately 700 percent markup from the normal price charged for those materials.
Feldheim directed the doctor to an auto repair shop in Irvington, New Jersey, to pick up the order.
According to the doctor, the repair shop contained enough materials, including hand sanitizers, Clorox wipes, chemical cleaning supply agents, and surgical supplies, to outfit an entire hospital.
Feldheim later told the doctor that he had been forced to move all of those supplies from Irvington to another location.
On March 23, 2020, Feldheim allegedly offered to sell a nurse a number of surgical gowns and directed the nurse to his home in Brooklyn. Feldheim also received, on March 25, 2020, a shipment from Canada containing approximately eight pallets of medical facemasks.
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NEW YORK - A Brooklyn man was arrested for allegedly coughing on FBI agents while claiming to have COVID-19, and with lying to them about a stash of surgical masks, medical gowns, and other medical supplies.
FBI agents arrested Baruch Feldheim, 43, on multiple charges. He's accused of assaulting a federal officer and making false statements to law enforcement.
Federal prosecutors say that Feldheim allegedly sold medical equipment, including N95 respirators, to doctors and nurses at inflated prices.
In one instance, on March 18, 2020, a doctor in New Jersey contacted Feldheim via a WhatsApp chat group labeled “Virus2020!” Feldheim agreed to sell to the doctor approximately 1,000 N95 masks and other assorted materials for $12,000, an approximately 700 percent markup from the normal price charged for those materials.
Feldheim directed the doctor to an auto repair shop in Irvington, New Jersey, to pick up the order.
According to the doctor, the repair shop contained enough materials, including hand sanitizers, Clorox wipes, chemical cleaning supply agents, and surgical supplies, to outfit an entire hospital.
Feldheim later told the doctor that he had been forced to move all of those supplies from Irvington to another location.
On March 23, 2020, Feldheim allegedly offered to sell a nurse a number of surgical gowns and directed the nurse to his home in Brooklyn. Feldheim also received, on March 25, 2020, a shipment from Canada containing approximately eight pallets of medical facemasks.
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