Feds charge Georgia woman with selling illegal product she said would fight coronavirus

A Fayetteville woman faces federal charges after prosecutors said she smuggled an illegal pesticide into the United States and tried to sell it under the claim that it would protect people against the coronavirus.

U.S. Attorney BJay Pak said Rong Sun, 34, “took advantage of the current worldwide crisis to sell an illegal product.” The charges against Sun come as the U.S. battles the growing coronavirus pandemic.

As of Thursday, there were more than 10,000 confirmed cases of the virus in Georgia and over 460,000 in the country.

According to prosecutors, Sun imported the product, Toamit Virus Shut Out, from Japan, which violated anti-smuggling laws. She then allegedly advertised the product on eBay, Pak said.

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