April 25 (UPI) -- The Justice Department has charged a New York man for price-gouging personal protective equipment, the first charges to come under the Defense Production Act since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
The U.S. Attorney's Office of the Eastern District of New York said Amardeep Singh violated the act by "hoarding" PPE at a warehouse in Brentwood, N.Y., and price-gouging customers at his retail store in Plainview, N.Y.