Security News in Brief: Businessman Charged in Scheme to Hoard Personal Protective Equipment and Price Gouge Health Care Providers

Source: United States Department of Justice News

A Mississippi businessman was charged with defrauding the United States and other health care providers in a $1.8 million scheme related to acquiring and hoarding personal protective equipment (PPE) and price gouging health care providers, including numerous U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals in critical need of PPE.