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Lax NYC oversight led to PPE price gouging during early days of pandemic: Comptroller

Por: New York Daily News Politics February 08, 2023

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NYC failed to conduct enough oversight on the emergency procurement of personal protective equipment at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, putting taxpayers dollars at risk of price-gouging and leaving the city vulnerable to opportunistic vendors, a new audit conducted by the city’s Comptroller’s Office found. According to the report, shared exclusively with the Daily News, the city’s Department of Citywide Administrative Services,... + full article



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