BREAKING NEWS – Los Angeles, California – “Shark Tank” star Daymond John was reportedly among the people who tried to sell N95 protective masks to the state of Florida at an inflated price during the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the Miami Herald, John, the “Shark Tank” star and CEO of the Shark Group, approached the state in March, saying he could get Florida 1 million masks from China at a rate of $7 per mask, an increase from the less than $2 they usually sell for and one of the highest prices the state was willing to pay. With deals for masks falling through left-and-right, Jared Moskowitz, director of the Florida Department of Emergency Management, agreed to John’s terms. The deal finally fell through on April 13, after John upped the price to $27, and for $37 he said you could get it monogrammed.