{"id":2132114,"date":"2023-12-22T22:17:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T03:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-man-charged-for-selling-over-2-5-million-in-fake-n95-masks-during-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2023-12-22T22:21:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T03:21:59","slug":"oregon-man-charged-for-selling-over-2-5-million-in-fake-n95-masks-during-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-man-charged-for-selling-over-2-5-million-in-fake-n95-masks-during-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon man accused of selling fake N95 masks worth over $2.5 million during pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foregon-man-charged-for-selling-over-2-5-million-in-fake-n95-masks-during-pandemic%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2132114&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Oregon Man \u2063Faces Up to 10 Years in \u200bPrison for Selling Fake N95 Masks During\u200b Pandemic<\/h2>\n<p>An Oregon man, Jiang Yu,\u2063 could be sentenced\u200c to a\u2062 maximum of 10 years in prison for his involvement\u200c in selling over $2.5 million worth of\u2064 counterfeit\u2064 N95 masks to third-party companies, which then sold them to healthcare providers. Yu, 70, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit \u2064goods, a \u200dcharge that carries a potential 10-year sentence, a $2 million fine, and three years of supervised release. The Oregon \u200dDistrict Attorney&#8217;s Office filed charges against Yu in October.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of <i>USA v. Yu<\/i>, court \u200ddocuments reveal that \u2063Yu imported and sold masks with counterfeit markings, such as &#8220;NIOSH&#8221; or &#8220;3M,&#8221; from May 2020 to June\u2063 2021. His three co-conspirators remain unidentified.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Defendant\u200d and his co-conspirators sold at least $2,531,857.53 in\u200d counterfeit masks to various purchasers,&#8221; stated one court \u2062filing.\u2063 &#8220;The majority of sales were \u200cto third-party companies, many of\u2062 whom \u200bsold to healthcare providers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>To conceal their\u2062 counterfeiting\u2062 operation, Yu and his co-conspirators went as far as creating fake documents \u2063and certificates of authenticity. While Yu \u200csupplied the masks, his co-conspirators \u2064posted videos \u200bon social\u200c media\u2062 advertising them as authentic. When customers\u200c questioned\u200b the authenticity of the products, Yu and his co-conspirators designed and edited fake certificates of authenticity to deceive purchasers.<\/p>\n<p>Yu \u200dis scheduled to be sentenced on May 21, 2024, before Judge Michael Mosman in the Oregon District Court. \u200cAs part of his plea agreement, Yu must forfeit over 380,000 counterfeit \u20643M N95 masks, over 164,000 EA counterfeit 3M masks, over 51,000 EA \u2062Makrite counterfeit masks, a 2004\u200d Lamborghini\u2063 Gallardo, a 2012 Mercedes \u2063ML350, and over\u2062 $25,900.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Medical Pros Sues Counterfeit Mask Seller<\/h3>\n<p>Medical Pros, a \u200dmedical\u200c supply company established in April 2020, has filed a lawsuit against Yu&#8217;s company, Airfiltech, in Multnomah County \u200cCircuit Court. They claim to have purchased numerous counterfeit \u200cmasks from Yu, resulting in over $3.6 million in damages. The outcome of the federal criminal case \u200cwill determine\u200d the closure of their lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u2063 the\u200d Oregon\u200b secretary of state&#8217;s business registration database, Airfiltech, headquartered in Milwaukie,\u200c Oregon, has been registered\u2062 since \u20622013.\u200c Yu served as a\u2062 manager for Airfiltech, as \u2062stated in their \u2062annual reports.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI and Homeland Security Investigations\u200c took the \u200dlead in the case against Yu.<\/p>\n<p>Yu&#8217;s counterfeit mask business was just one\u200b of many \u200boperations that took advantage of the high demand for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">personal protective equipment<\/a> during \u200bthe early \u2064stages of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>In the first\u200d year of\u200c the pandemic, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) reported seizing over 21.2\u2062 million counterfeit masks as part of \u2062Operation Stolen Promise, launched in \u200dApril 2020. Additionally,\u200c HSI agents seized over 11 million counterfeit 3M\u2064 masks intended for hospital workers and first responders in late 2020 and early 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this \u200byear, Mark Forrest Cohn,\u2063 a \u200d68-year-old man from Chandler, Arizona, was sentenced to\u2064 one year\u200c of probation and\u2063 ordered to pay\u2062 restitution for importing and selling counterfeit\u2064 3M N95 masks from China in 2020. Some of Cohn&#8217;s counterfeit masks were sent to a Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, HSI\u2063 seized over two million counterfeit N95 masks\u2064 purchased by the\u200b state of Maine between late 2020 and early 2021.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What measures can be taken to\u200d prevent the sale of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-gave-86-million-to-company-accused-of-peddling-fake-covid-test-kits\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Grants M to Company Accused of Selling Fake COVID Tests\">counterfeit medical supplies<\/a> and ensure the safety of healthcare workers<\/h2>\n<p><span>  =&#8221;true&#8221;>Click\u200b here to Download the Dagogo App for the latest news in \u2062your area.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The sale of counterfeit \u200dN95 masks during the ongoing \u2062pandemic has raised serious \u2063concerns about the safety and well-being of healthcare providers and the general public. With the high demand\u200b for personal protective equipment (PPE), unscrupulous individuals like Jiang\u200b Yu have\u2062 taken advantage of the\u2063 situation to profit at the expense of\u200b public health.<\/p>\n<p>Yu&#8217;s\u200c involvement in the sale of \u200bfake\u2062 N95 masks\u200b came to light after an extensive \u200dinvestigation by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">law enforcement agencies<\/a>. The court \u200bdocuments provide a chilling account of his illegal\u2064 activities, revealing how he imported \u200cand sold masks with counterfeit markings to third-party companies. These companies then sold the masks to healthcare providers who believed they were purchasing genuine N95 masks to protect their staff and patients.<\/p>\n<p>The magnitude \u2063of Yu&#8217;s\u200b operation is staggering. The court filing states that he sold over $2.5 million worth of\u2064 counterfeit masks, highlighting the extent of his fraudulent activities. What is even \u2063more disturbing is \u200bthe fact that\u200b these\u2062 masks may have been used by healthcare providers who were unknowingly putting themselves and\u200d their patients at risk.<\/p>\n<p>To make \u200cmatters\u2062 worse, Yu and his\u200b co-conspirators went to great lengths \u2062to deceive purchasers. They created fake\u200d documents and \u2064certificates of authenticity to give the appearance of legitimacy. The sale of counterfeit masks becomes even more \u200ddangerous when\u200d accompanied by false claims that the products are genuine. Healthcare providers rely on the authenticity of such documents \u2062to ensure the safety and quality of the PPE they purchase.<\/p>\n<p>The consequences of Yu&#8217;s actions are severe. He now faces up to 10 years in prison, a hefty fine\u200d of $2 million, and three years of supervised release. These penalties serve as a\u2063 stern warning that individuals involved in counterfeiting critical medical supplies will be held accountable for their actions.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, as part of his plea agreement, Yu must \u200bforfeit a significant amount of counterfeit masks. This ensures\u2063 that these dangerous products are removed from circulation and cannot further endanger the lives of healthcare workers in the future. Additionally, his luxury vehicles and the substantial amount \u200bof money amassed through his illegal activities will be confiscated, providing some restitution for the\u200d harm caused.<\/p>\n<p>The case of Jiang Yu serves\u200c as\u2062 a reminder\u2064 of\u2064 the importance of vigilance\u200b in \u2062the face of the pandemic.\u2064 It highlights the\u2064 need for \u200cstringent measures to detect and prevent \u2062the\u2062 sale of counterfeit\u2063 medical supplies. Healthcare providers, governments, and law enforcement agencies must \u200dwork together to ensure the safety and integrity \u200cof the PPE supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>It \u2064is crucial for purchasers to be cautious and verify the authenticity of the products they are acquiring, especially when it comes to critical items like N95 masks. The \u200bconsequences of using counterfeit PPE \u200dcan be dire, not only for healthcare providers but also for the general public who rely on their expertise \u2064and care.<\/p>\n<p>The sentencing of Jiang Yu will hopefully serve as a deterrent to others who may be considering engaging in similar \u2063illegal activities. It sends\u2063 a clear message that profiting from the sale of fake medical supplies during a crisis will result in severe consequences.<\/p>\n<p>As the pandemic continues, let this case serve \u200cas a reminder\u2062 of \u200dthe importance of integrity and responsibility. In times of crisis,\u2064 it\u200c is essential to prioritize the well-being and safety of\u200c our frontline healthcare \u200bworkers who risk their lives to care for others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Oregon man, Jiang Yu, 70, could receive a maximum 10-year sentence for selling counterfeit N95 masks worth over $2.5 million. He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to traffic in fake goods. 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