Posted on 04/12/2020 12:05:38 PM PDT by 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.
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“Billie Sol Estes”
That name brings back memories.
“Elect Billie Sol Estes to Congress.
He’s the only man who can steal enough in Washington to eliminate taxes in Texas”.
My son and I had to clean the basement at our cabin. There were issues of hanta virus. Also, I secured one mask for each of my family members.
Please help me get 59 million masks out of Nigeria.
Look at the compliant populace, where are the imagined heroes there? I’m convinced any chance at revolution must be GIVEN by God. America would never have been founded if He was against it.
Sure, the Founders bequeathed us the right to revolt/reform, with arms if needed, but look where we are. Only God could give us the cohesion necessary, and it appears lacking. At least from where I sit.
How is an agent going to stand against a corrupted system? He’ll be flushed ASAP. Same with us and our guns. We can already see how they’ll set up confiscation, using “safety” as the reason. If they could get this thing we’re dealing with now to devolve into anomie, they would. Who is going to volunteer to go out guns ablazin’ unless there’s some sense of unity in it?
The U.S. Marshalls and ATF instigated those atrocities. FBI goons were brought in as "cleaners".
Assassinations and crushing people with armored vehicles don't count as shootouts.
Guilt by association.
Amen.
Break up this POS traitorous “Union”
3M N95’s were a buck apiece, if you bought by the 100, just a month ago.
Don’t feel too bad...no field agent whistleblowers...yet
Me too. F**k Lon Horiuchi
Are these guys related to the Nigerian prince that still owes me those gold bars?
Ruby Ridge preceded Waco, and I’m just saying that was my personal wake-up...When a “hostage rescue” sniper (Lon Horiuchi) shot an unarmed nursing mother in the face (Vicki weaver) while she stood at the door of her own home holding her infant, and got away with it, that was the end of any respect I had for the Feebs...
Then for an encore, the Federal Bureau of Incineration showed up at Waco and shot or burned alive some 20+ citizens, and that sealed the deal...
Lots of us have had our own personal “That’s It!” moment...Ruby Ridge was mine...
We should have known then that the Clintons would stop at nothing to get and retain power.
Thank you for the correct number...The figure 20 was stuck in my brain and I suppose I was thinking about the kids who died in the “bunker”...I got lazy and didn’t look up the exact figure before posting...
But I stand by the point I was making...
Your point was entirely correct.
If true, Barr doesn't just swallow, he gargles.
I get more than a little suspicious over a story that claims the SEIU got duped
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