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Federal Judge Fines Mahwah Company $67,668 For Jacking Up Price Of N95 Masks By 400% Federal Judge Fines Mahwah Company $67,668 For Jacking Up Price Of N95 Masks By 400%
Federal Judge Fines Mahwah Company $67,668 For Jacking Up Price Of N95 Masks By 400% A Mahwah-based company that admitted selling N95 protective masks at a 400% markup to a grocery store chain at the beginning of the pandemic was fined $67,668 by a federal judge. TSC Agency LLC -- a logistics and freight forwarding company located off southbound Route 17 near the State Line Diner -- will also remain on probation for a year under the terms of a plea deal with the government, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said on Tuesday, April 26. TSC and two partners bought 250,000 of the filtering facepiece respirators at $1.09 apiece mask from a foreign manufacturer in mid-March 2020…

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Gov. Hogan Announces Emergency Measures As Maryland Passes 2K COVID-19 Hospitalizations Gov. Hogan Announces Emergency Measures As Maryland Passes 2K COVID-19 Hospitalizations
Gov. Hogan Announces Emergency Measures As Maryland Passes 2K Covid-19 Hospitalizations Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has announced emergency actions as COVID-19 hospitalizations have now reached record levels across the state, surpassing 2,000 cases. In a statement released on Facebook Hogan said:  "It cannot be stressed enough that getting vaccinated and getting boosted are your strongest possible defenses against this virus and its variants." As we have been projecting, our statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations have now reached record levels and surpassed 2,000—a... Posted by Governor Larry Hogan on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 Hogan says the surge in COVID-19 is driven prima…

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Feds: Price-Gouging Mahwah Company Admits Giving ‘Mask Up’ New Meaning Feds: Price-Gouging Mahwah Company Admits Giving ‘Mask Up’ New Meaning
Feds: Price-Gouging Mahwah Company Admits Giving ‘Mask Up’ New Meaning Representatives of a Mahwah-based company admitted selling N95 protective masks at a 400% markup to a grocery store chain at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, federal authorities said. TSC Agency and two partners bought 250,000 of the filtering facepiece respirators at $1.09 apiece mask from a foreign manufacturer in mid-March 2020, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig said. TSC then sold 100,000 of the masks to the unidentified chain for $5.25 each, violating federal price-gouging laws, she said. The logistics company – located on Lethbridge Plaza off southbound Route 17 near the S…

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by Jerry DeMarco