Philadelphia US Attorney's Office Launching Task Force To Crack Down On COVID-19 Scammers

JUST THE WATERFRONT SITE ATCOOPERS POINT PARK THEY HOPETHEY CAN REACH MORE PEOPLE.U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE INPHILADELPHIA IS LAUNCHING TASKFORCE TO CRACKDOWN ON SCAMMERSTAKING ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLEDURING THE PANDEMIC.AS "EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERMATT PETRILLO SHOWS US THE NEWEFFORT RELIES ON TIPS FROM THEPUBLIC.EARLIER THIS MONTH, FEDERALAUTHORITIES SEIZED HUGESTOCKPILE OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENTFROM A HOARDER IN BROOKLYN,AND AT A WAREHOUSE IN NEWJERSEY, THE SUPPLIES INCLUDEDHUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OFMASKS, AND GLOVES, NOW 43 YEAROLD MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITHMAKING FALSE STATEMENTS.SCAMS, AS YOU KNOW, DON'TRESPECT BOARDERS.THE US ATTORNEY BASE IN THEPHILADELPHIA IS CONCERNEDABOUT SIMILAR INCIDENTSHAPPENING IN OUR AREA.SO HIS OFFICE CREATED ITS OWNCORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE.IF ANYBODY'S, FOR EXAMPLE,FAKE TESTS, FAKE CURES, FAKEVACCINES, HOARDING, PRICEGOUGING GOING ON, BASICALLYANYBODY TRYING TO ILLEGALLYPROFIT OFF THIS PANDEMICTHAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE AREAGGRESSIVELY PROSECUTING,AGGRESSIVELY INVESTIGATING.DID NOT WANT TO REVEAL ANYDETAILS ABOUT THOSEINVESTIGATIONS, BUT HE DID SAYHIS OFFICE IS RECEIVINGINFORMATION FROM A VARIETY OFSOURCES, AND TIPS FROM THEPUBLIC ARE CRUCIAL.WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT