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New York pharmacist under investigation
​for alleged PPE hoarding, price-gouging

New York pharmacist under investigation for alleged PPE hoarding, price-gouging: Warrant (ABC News)

By Catherine Davis | April 14, 2020
Commentator, Chief Editor, L&SS

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Wait just one second, I feel like we (US citizens) are being played like a 'Well-tuned' violin! I can't find any N95 mask for under $10.00!!!

Yet, I have found some going anywhere from '$24.00 (shipping not included) to $60.00 also, without shipping cost. In September, 2019, the average price for a N95 mask was under $5.00. Read more (About how much N95 mask cost in Sept. 2019) in the 'Related Info.' section below:

What in the 'Sam Hill' is going on out there? 

First, here we have another greedy person selling PPE's for enormously inflated prices and bragging about that. Unfortunate for him, he got busted. However, he'll probably not get a lot of repercussion for breaking the 'no price gauging laws' and hoarding laws (wherever they may apply).

Second, I am 100 percent positive that he isn't the only one swindling Americans out of what little money millions of us have left after nearly two-months of fighting to survive the CoViD-19 virus.

I'll take a guess as to approximately how many people are doing this. I'll give it at least 1,000 people who are buying low and selling high to make an outrages profit off of US residents and abroad. Remember the guy who had massive supplies of hand sanitizer that he couldn't sell on Amazon nor any place else because he was considered to be 'price gauging customers' and making ginormous revenue? The authorities made him give the whole supply away.

Third, sellers are not done taking money from those who are going through hard times. They say that they're getting money from those who can afford to buy their high-priced products. Hmmm, last I noticed, "even poor people will purchase necessary supplies if they deem their health or their loved ones health warrants it!" They'd do whatever it would take to make sure their mom, dad, baby, etc., is free of exposure to any and all viruses. So. why wouldn't they purchase a large hand sanitizer for $20.00? Why would they buy a N95 mask for $40.00 if they think it would protect them at work because their employer refused to pay those crazy prices for their employees?

Follow this link to 2of2 'cCrazy-price gauging' N95 mask selling websites: Click Here...$79.. and Click Here..$24.00.​

Genuine N95 masks seldom cost more than S$2.50, and can be even less when purchased in a pack of 20 (see below).

​The Story:

​A New York pharmacist is under federal investigation for allegedly price-gouging N95 masks during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a federal search warrant. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents and New York Police Department detectives recently seized 6,500 N95 masks from Richard Schirripa's Madison Avenue and Long Island residences. Schirripa had been selling N95 respirator masks, an in-demand piece of personal protective equipment, at a markup, according to court records. Related Video: Price Gouging Gets Worse on Amazon Amid Coronavirus Fears on social media as well.  

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MORE: 3M alleges New Jersey company tried to price-gouge New York City for $45 million worth of masks The U.S. has the highest number of COVID-19 cases worldwide, with more than 577,000 people testing positive. As hospitals across the country battle supply shortages, the Department of Health and Human Services has targeted the hoarding of the scarce PPE, and HSI has been scouring the internet for evidence of price gouging.

PHOTO: In this March 17, 2020, boxes of N95 protective masks for use by medical field personnel are seen in New York. (Mike Segar/Reuters, FILE) According to a search warrant document, a tipster called HSI earlier this month with information "that Richard Schirripa was allegedly selling bulk PPE at inflated prices throughout the New York area." In a recorded phone call with an undercover HSI agent, the pharmacist allegedly boasted of his mask supply and the inflated price he could charge. "The masks I have, I bought prior to the outbreak in the U.S. When it hit China, I went out to get large quantities and unfortunately I paid very high for them, but you know something, when you have something no one else has, it's not a high price," Schirripa allegedly told the agent, according to the search warrant application. "I used to sell a box of these for like $20, now it's like $15 a mask."

MORE: Coronavirus updates: NY teams with 5 neighboring states on reopening plan, Cuomo says NYPD detectives and federal agents began surveillance and witnessed "Schirripa engage in hand-to-hand transactions consistent with his repeated bulk sale of PPE, including masks" over two days last week, according to the search warrant application. On April 9, the undercover agent met Schirripa, who allegedly sold him 15 boxes of N95 commercial-grade masks and one box of N95 surgical-grade masks for nearly $2,700, according to court records. Agents and federal prosecutors are reviewing the evidence to see what, if any, charges would be filed. Schirripa was unable to be reached for comment.

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