Israeli got $69m from New York state for ventilators, failed to deliver (see how easy it is?)

According to an investigative report in BuzzFeed News, Yaron Oren-Pines, a wireless communications engineer, promised 1,450 ventilators to New York State for $47,656 apiece, which according to the report is three times the standard price for a high-end model in the United States.

The transaction went ahead after Oren-Pines pitched his services on Twitter in response to a March 27 tweet by President Donald Trump in which the US leader implored General Motors and Ford to “START MAKING VENTILATORS, NOW!!!!!!”

Yaron Oren-Pines, who has just 75 Twitter followers and has since blocked his account to public view, tweeted in return, “We can supply ICU Ventilators, invasive and noninvasive. Have someone call me URGENT.”

Even though Oren-Pines apparently has no experience in government contracting or medical devices, the state paid him the money within just three days.

A state official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Buzzfeed that New York had entered into the contract with Oren-Pines at the direct recommendation of the White House coronavirus task force.

[link to www.timesofisrael.com (secure)]


Gee, I wonder who that (((person))) on the task force might be...

Last Edited by thinking... on 04/30/2020 03:27 PM