U.S. man tried to sell foreign government 50 million N95 masks despite not having 50 million N95 masks, prosecutors say
SAVANNAH, GA. -- A Georgia man was charged in federal court Thursday with trying to swindle a foreign government out of US$317 million by promising to sell it face masks to protect against the coronavirus with a huge shipment that never existed.
Prosecutors said Penn and at least two partners negotiated a deal between March and April to sell 50 million N95 respirator masks to a foreign government. Prosecutors did not identity the government involved. The U.S. Secret Service stopped the transaction before it could be completed, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Attorney Bobby Christine of the Southern District of Georgia.
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