{"id":43332,"date":"2021-07-10T08:18:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T15:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=43332"},"modified":"2021-07-10T08:18:19","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T15:18:19","slug":"man-charged-with-scheming-to-defraud-buyers-of-medical-gloves-during-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=43332","title":{"rendered":"Man Charged with Scheming to Defraud Buyers of Medical Gloves During COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv6342335370MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u00a0LOS ANGELES\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6342335370MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">An Orange County man was arrested by FBI agents this week for defrauding victims who paid for<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"> COVID-related medical protective equipment that was never delivered, officials announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6342335370MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The fraud caused nearly $3 million in losses, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6342335370MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/hospital-research-sentenced-to-prison-for-stealing-and-selling-trade-secrets-to-china\/cropped-courtroom-1-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-39125\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-39125 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cropped-Courtroom-1-300x90.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"139\" \/><\/a> Christopher John Badsey, 60, of Lake Forest, was arrested by FBI agents on July 8 without incident. He is charged with four counts of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6342335370MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 According to an indictment returned by a federal grand jury this wee, Badsey falsely represented that he had access to millions of boxes of medical-grade nitrile gloves through his Irvine-based company, First Defense International Security Services Corp (FDI).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6342335370MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"> This type of personal protective equipment was in high demand and in short supply during the COVID-19 pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6342335370MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/defendants-allegedly-submitted-150-fraudulent-loan-applications-to-get-21-9-million-in-covid-relief-money\/lady-justice-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-42300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-42300\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Lady-justice-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Lady-justice-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Lady-justice-2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> Badsey allegedly entered into contractual agreements with victims, whom he required to provide a money deposit to inspect the gloves before delivery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6342335370MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 After receiving the deposits, Badsey allegedly instructed victims to travel to the Los Angeles area, where he claimed the gloves were stored in a warehouse. But when victims attempted to visit the warehouse, Badsey and other FDI employees allegedly provided excuses as to why the gloves could neither be inspected nor delivered, to the victims, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6342335370MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nitrile gloves were never provided to the victims, and Badsey is alleged to have absconded with the deposit money totaling nearly $3 million. After obtaining the victims\u2019 wire deposits, Badsey and others are believed to have used those funds to make lavish purchases for their personal benefit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Badsey is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. If convicted of all the charges, Badsey is facing up to 100 years in federal prison, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0LOS ANGELES\u00a0 An Orange County man was arrested by FBI agents this week for defrauding victims who paid for COVID-related medical protective equipment that was never delivered, officials announced. 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