Feds seize $3.6M from Oregon company over sale of fake N95 masks to state of Maine [View all]

PORTLAND, Maine — The federal government has seized $3.6 million from the bank account of a company involved in a deal to sell $4.5 million in overpriced, counterfeit N95 masks to the state of Maine.

The U.S. attorney is seeking to force the company, Med-Tech Resource LLC of Eugene to forfeit the money and reimburse the state for 1.8 million fake respirators purchased by the state. But the company’s CEO already agreed to refund the state, the Portland Press Herald reported.

“We’ll do everything in our power to make everyone whole,” said Michael Modrich, founder and CEO of the 30-year-old medical supply company.

Donald Clark, acting U.S. attorney for Maine, declined to comment on the case Monday, including whether criminal charges will be brought.

Read more: https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2021/05/feds-seize-36m-from-oregon-company-over-sale-of-fake-n95-masks-to-state-of-maine.html