Suspected Mask Profiteer Arrested for Coughing on FBI Agents
- Brooklyn man allegedly sold N95 masks at inflated prices
- He was charged with assault after claiming he was infected
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A Brooklyn man was arrested for coughing on FBI agents who came to investigate whether he was selling medical supplies, including N95 masks, at inflated prices in what appears to be one of the first cases related to alleged profiteering from the coronavirus pandemic.
Baruch Feldheim, 43, was charged with assaulting federal officers and lying to them about his accumulation and sale of medical supplies, the U.S. Attorney’s office in New Jersey said Monday in a statement. He wasn’t charged with profiteering.