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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Violet Miller

Winnetka man faces up to a year in prison for price gouging N95 masks early in pandemic

A suburban man has been convicted of price gouging on face masks early I the coronavirus pandemic. (Sun-Times file)

A Winnetka man who owned a Skokie medical supply company could face up to a year in prison after being convicted of price gouging on N95 masks early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Krikor Topouzian, the 62-year-old owner of Concord Health Supply, was found guilty Thursday of buying nearly 80,000 N95 masks in March and April 2020 for about $5 per mask, which he then turned around to sell for about $20 a mask. 

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