Amardeep Singh is the first person to face federal charges of hoarding and price-gouging since the president invoked the Defense Production Act over the coronavirus.
filed by prosecutors in federal court on Friday, Amardeep Singh, 45, had been hoarding face masks, face shields, surgical gowns, and disinfecting products at a Long Island warehouse and then selling them at inflated prices.
On March 18, President Trump signed an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to make it illegal to acquire scarce medical supplies in order to hoard them or sell them at excessive prices. "This is a man trying to make a living," Gerstman told BuzzFeed News."He'd never gouge. He's a family man who has run a store for people in the community for 25 years. He's got three young daughters and we're going to plead not guilty and then we will show by way of evidence that our client has done nothing wrong."“During a crisis of this magnitude, we must come together as a country to fight this common enemy," said Philip R.
On April 14, 2020, postal inspectors searched Singh’s store and warehouse and seized more than 100,000 face masks, 5,000 face shields, 10,000 surgical gowns, 2,500 full-body isolation suits, and more than 500,000 pairs of disposable gloves.While those posts appear to have been deleted, what remains on Singh's Instagram feeds are photos with frontline workers picking up supplies he says he donated.
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