>On April 2, 2020, Defendant Roth contacted the Operational Services Division ofthe Commonwealth ofMassachusetts (“OSD”) with an offer for Bedrock to supply one million (1,000,000) N95 protective masks (the “Masks”). Defendant Rothstated that Bedrock had a connection with a reputable mask manufacturer in China and sent OSD a picture of the packaging of the Masks that Bedrock was offering to provide. Defendant Roth stated that the full purchase price for the masks would be required up front.
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>On April 3, 2020, OSD signed an Emergency Purchase Order (the “Purchase Order”) to purchase one million units of the Masks

3.5 million in one day with a picture of the packaging as due diligence.

Sounds possible that their "reputable supplier" in China also liked to take their money up front, and then turned around and fucked the Commonwealth's "reputable supplier" in Salem.