Maple Shade NJ man sentenced for $2.7M in COVID fraud
Authorities say Paul Andrecola sold unregistered pesticides, falsely claiming they protected against COVID-19.
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Authorities say Paul Andrecola sold unregistered pesticides, falsely claiming they protected against COVID-19.
A Maple Shade man was sentenced to five years for selling $2.7M worth of pesticides he falsely claimed were effective against COVID-19.
Authorities say Paul Andrecola sold unregistered pesticides, falsely claiming they protected against COVID-19.
Paul Andrecola, 63, of Maple Shade, New Jersey, was sentenced to five years in prison for selling $2.7 million worth of unregistered pesticides that he falsely claimed would kill the coronavirus, U.S. Attorney Phillip Sellinger said. The businessman made more than 150 sales to customers who included the U.S. Marshal's Service, Moody Air Force Base, the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs and the National Forest Service.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training publishes an Environmental Case Crimes Bulletin (“Bulletin”) that...