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From the article it sounds like it was a pretty clandestine operation to begin with. He admits to paying 5x the normal prices for the masks, was picking them u
by coleca 6y ago
From the article it sounds like it was a pretty clandestine operation to begin with. He admits to paying 5x the normal prices for the masks, was picking them up in trucks marked as food service, taking different routes, etc. This is exactly the kind of shady transaction the government should be investigating. It could have just as easily been some price speculator buying those masks for all the Feds knew. Once they were assured it wasn't they let it go. The speculation about DHS was a little vague.
The doctor explains at the end of this short interview that he was actually appreciative of the FBI for intervening and why they did:
https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2020/04/20/dr-andrew-artenstein-fbi-questions-masks-purchase-intv-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus/ https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2020/04/20/dr-andrew-arten...