Sen. David Perdue(R-Ga.) acquired as much as $65,000 in shares of stock in a business that produces personal protective devices, the same day the Senate held a personal briefing about the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new monetary disclosures reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Monday.
One of a number of senators whose current stock activity has raised red flags, Perdue bought shares in DuPont de Nemours, commonly known as the chemical giant DuPont, which makes individual protective devices, or PPE, like gowns, masks and gloves. PPE has ended up being scarce as healthcare workers safeguard themselves versus COVID-19, the disease caused by the unique coronavirus.
He made the deal on Jan. 24, when senators had actually a classified briefing on the growing risk of the infection. A representative for Perdue told HuffPost Tuesday that the senator did not participate in.
Over the next month, Perdue, a former corporate executive whose net worth is an estimated $158 million, continued to buy more shares of DuPont stock, investing as much as $185,000
The shares are noted on a brand-new monetary type filed Sunday, which, compared to Perdue’s previous financial forms, contained much more stock activity, the AJC reported:
The report lists 112 deals, including 76 stock purchas