The vaccination card scams are real and according to NBC NY 2 nurses working on Long Island are accused of forging official COVID-19 vaccination cards.
The scheme brought in over $1.5 million dollars.
Read below via NBC NY:
The nurses entered the information into New York’s statewide database between Nov. 2021 and Jan. 2022, the pair allegedly forged vaccine cards, charging $220 for adults and $85 for children.
The district attorney in Suffolk County announced Friday the arrests of Julie DeVuono, 49, and Marissa Urrao, 44, who worked at Wild Child Pediatric Healthcare in Amityville. DeVuono was its owner and operator, the DA said.
At their arraignment, prosecutors also accused the duo of writing fake cards for undercover detectives who did not receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
The #Suffolk County DA arrested two people including the owner of an Amityville pediatric office for selling fake Covid-19 vaccine cards. $220 for adults, $85 for children. Ledgers show they may have made $1.5 million dollars from this illegal scheme #NBC4NY pic.twitter.com/jm0bcOkCeX
— Pei-Sze Cheng (@PeiSzeCheng4NY) January 28, 2022
“As nurses, these two individuals should understand the importance of legitimate vaccination cards as we all work together to protect public health,” said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison.
A ledger found at DeVuono’s home allegedly documented profits from the scheme totaling more than $1.5 million, prosecutors said. Investigators also found $900,000 in U.S. currency at the residence.
Twitter:
Imagine making the choice to buy a fake vaccine card for your family of 4 at 510$ instead of just getting the free vaccine.
— Mike (Who What Why) (@WhoWhatWhyCast) January 29, 2022
and
If you’re adamantly against getting the vaccine, but live in a place that requires it for basic activities like work, school, restaurants, gyms, events, etc this actually seems like an incredibly prudent investment.
— Faivre (@rodfaivre) January 29, 2022
and
“feel free to disagree in the comments and let me know what you think!” 📎 COMMENTS 👀 ☝️👆👈👉✍️🤳 DROP YOUR OPINIONSEveryone who purchased one should be charged with forgery, falsification of records, reckless endangerment, and murder if warranted. And held liable for ALL Covid related expenses if infected anyone!!!
— GotJimmy? (@GotJimmyC) January 29, 2022
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