FBI Arrests NYC Man For Coughing On Agents During Probe On His Hoarding And Price-Gouging Face Masks

The New York Post reports:

A Brooklyn man claiming to be infected with the coronavirus coughed on FBI agents who were investigating him for hoarding medical supplies, the US Attorney’s Office said Monday.

Baruch Feldheim, 43, is facing charges of assault and making false statements to the feds on Sunday outside his Borough Park home where he allegedly peddled and stored massive amounts of N95 respirator masks, federal officials said.

Feldheim is also accused of price-gouging. On March 18, he’s suspected of selling a New Jersey doctor about 1,000 of the masks for $12,000, a markup of roughly 700 percent, authorities said.

Baruch Feldheim of Brooklyn was busted for hoarding personal protection gear and selling it to health care professionals at inflated prices.

When authorities arrested him, he coughed on FBI agents and said he had the coronavirus. https://t.co/AVgVyJbHzs

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) March 31, 2020

Baruch Feldheim, 43, is facing charges of assault and making false statements to the feds on Sunday outside his Borough Park home where he allegedly peddled and stored massive amounts of N95 respirator masks, federal officials said. #COVID19 https://t.co/Sru02WXSw7

— IWV (@IWV) March 31, 2020