Douglas Stein is CEO at PPE Advantage

Rob Williams is President at R.L. Williams Company

We discuss:

• Demand for nitrile gloves nearly tripled at the beginning of the pandemic. This opened the door to nefarious activities and fraud that cost U.S. companies billions.
• Companies lost deposits, got fake gloves, and even used gloves.
• The PPE Coalition was formed to help organizations that were victims of fraud.
• The coalition aims to recover as much money as possible and to put systems in place to prevent this type of activity in the future.
• How ISSA supported the launch of the coalition

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The PPE Fraud Coalition is a group of businesses actively seeking industry and government assistance in recovering funds lost to PPE fraud in Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic. We would also like to see more action taken against criminals and bad actors in foreign countries who have exploited the pandemic for financial gain. Thousands of companies across North America have been affected by fraudulent contracts, counterfeit products, empty deliveries, unreturned deposits, etc.

Learn more: https://ppefraudcoalition.com/

Videos: ISSA Media Investigates: Global Fraud and Non-Delivery of PPE and PPE Fraud and its Impact on the Global Cleaning Industry

CNN Investigation: https://youtu.be/ntFvPi7yprI

This episode was recorded live at ISSA Show 2021 in Las Vegas. Check out all our conversations from the show here: https://deepdive.tips/index.php/2021/11/30/conversations-at-issa-2021/