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ST. PAUL, Minn., June 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ 3M (NYSE: MMM) 3M has worked with the U.S. Marshals Service in the Eastern District of Kentucky to stop the sale of more than one million suspected fake N95 respirators, as part of the company s continuing global effort to combat pandemic fraud, counterfeiting, and price gouging.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky granted 3M a temporary restraining order stopping defendant Old World Timber, LLC from selling counterfeit products. 3M then worked with the U.S. Marshals Service to seize more than one million respirators.
3M Says Over 41 Mln Counterfeit N95 Respirators Seized Since Pandemic Began
MAPLEWOOD (dpa-AFX) - 3M announced that it has been able to seize more than 41 million counterfeit N95 respirators since the pandemic began in early 2020 with the help of global law enforcement and customs agencies.
The latest seizure is of more than one million suspected counterfeit N95 respirators from a warehouse in the Eastern District of Kentucky with the help of the U.S. Marshals service.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky has also granted 3M a temporary restraining order stopping defendant Old World Timber, LLC from selling counterfeit products. The case was initiated after potential customers contacted 3M s fraud hotlines to check the authenticity. It was found that the sales documents and products were fake.