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Man Who Claims He Worked for Jared and Ivanka Charged in COVID Scam
https://www.thedailybeast.com/man-who-claims-he-worked-for-jared-kushner-and-ivanka-trump-charged-in-covid-testing-scam?ref=homeA New York man who claims he’s a former White House official is accused of selling stolen COVID-19 testing kits and leaving consumers without results.
Henry Sylvain Gindt II, 34, is charged with mail fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud for offering home-testing kits, which he allegedly obtained illegally from a lab employee, for $135 to $200 each.
In a press release for his company, YouHealth, Inc., Gindt described himself as “a former Trump Administration official who helped launch the Office of American Innovation at The White House with Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump,” and others.
It’s unclear whether Gindt was working under the Trumps, but records indicate someone named Henry S. Gindt was a federal employee in 2017 and 2018 under the category “Miscellaneous Administration and Program.
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