FBI: SEIU Duped as 39 Million Masks ‘Found’ by Union Was Elaborate Fraud Scheme

Breitbart.com ^ | 4/12/2020 | Kyle Olson

[rktman]

The 39 million N95 masks the Service Employees International Union announced it had discovered turned out to be an elaborate scheme, according to the FBI.

In late March, the union rushed out a press release:

The union launched an exhaustive search for masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) five days ago in response to pleas from frontline healthcare workers that they need more protection and feel unsafe on the job as they treat the growing number of COVID-19 patients. SEIU-UHW has 97,000 members who work in hospitals across California.

Within 48 hours of painstakingly calling leads and potential suppliers, the union discovered a distributor who had the 39 million masks, and has since found another supplier who says his company can produce 20 million more masks a week. The union also has found a supplier who can deliver millions of face shields.

The union didn’t identify the alleged distributor.

Now, the FBI claims the union was “duped” in an elaborate scheme, the Los Angeles Times reported.

U.S. Atty. Scott Brady of the Western District of Pennsylvania said FBI agents and prosecutors stumbled onto the arrangement while looking into whether they could intercept the masks for the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Defense Production Act. …

Brady said investigators tracked the tip back to a Pittsburgh businessman, who said he had been working with the union to secure millions of masks, some of which were purported to be sitting in a Georgia warehouse. Brady said the businessman had been using WhatsApp to connect with a broker in Australia and a supplier in Kuwait, who are both now the target of a federal investigation.

[AppyPappy]

I’m guessing we are only seeing the tip of this iceberg. Someone will either go to jail, be fitted for concrete shoes or a politician will be involved and it will go away

[cranked]

SEIU duped? Say it ain’t so.... /s

[Crucial]

Yeah, baby! MAGA!

[thinden]

I’m guessing we are only seeing the tip of this iceberg. Someone will either go to jail, be fitted for concrete shoes or a politician will be involved and it will go away

smells more like the SEIU had 39mm masks stashed away and were trying to sell them to someone else??

[SunkenCiv]

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[blam]

"Or the Feebs are covering up for the union."

Yup. I trust neither of these anti-American organizations.

[Bonemaker]

“I used to feel bad for field agents.”

Sean Hannity still does.

Has the FBI even been in a shootout since the 1986 Miami incident...other then accidentally shooting themselves or each other?

[rktman]

Ruby Ridge ‘92? Waco ‘93?

[SpaceBar]

The real headline here is that the government calls theft under the color of law ‘intercepting’.

[ConservativeInPA]

There should be no unions for government employees. Actually, there should be some damn few government jobs that it wouldn’t be worth it to a union to unionize a government shop. The President, Governors, Mayors and Township commissions should use the ChiCom Flu as the excuse to fire 90% of government employees and never rehire them again. I figure one in ten government employees actually works and does something that adds value to society. The other nine can go on unemployment since that will be cheaper than paying them a full wage to mess up the world. They are just a bunch of lazy ass union thugs and should not be allow to prosper while the rest of working America is forced to shut down under the treat of fascist government force.

[the_Watchman]

While they were still available earlier this year, I was paying $7.50 for two. That was retail. Wholesale prices should be much, much lower.

[SuperLuminal]

SEIU==Fraud & Corruption

[ConservativeInPA]

I could care less about anyone in law enforcement. They are all a part of much more important fraternity that covers each others asses before actually serving the public and doing what is morally and constitutional right. I have no problem taking my chances with criminals. At least I know what I am dealing with then.

[Howie66]

Again, would somebody please give me just ONE morally sound argument as to why and/or how TAXPAYER funded Government employees (not “workers”) should be permitted to be members of ANY and ALL labor unions?

I am waiting.

[shanover]

Simple question rhetorical: WTF is government unionized!!!!!!!

[Magnatron]

This sounds like a classic mob-connected union endeavor. If it weren’t for unions the mob would be nothing.

[stockpirate]

Ruby Ridge, how about Waco.

[SueRae]

At least some parts of the FBI appear to be working.. this announcement, coupled with the investigation that captured the Harvard professor and his 2 Chinese national co-conspirators, speak to a different story than the bad apples in the D.C. area attempted coup.

[Bonemaker]

I guess I meant with dangerous criminals...not shooting galleries of innocent citizens.

[Brown Deer]

What did you need them for?