Pharmacist arrested for allegedly selling hundreds of vaccine cards for $10 each
3 years, 4 months ago

Pharmacist arrested for allegedly selling hundreds of vaccine cards for $10 each

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Officials say Tangtang Zhao, 34, sold 125 authentic Centers of Disease Control vaccination cards to about a dozen buyers for $10 each. “We take seriously, and will vigorously investigate, any criminal offense that contributes to the distrust around vaccines and vaccination status,” said Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite Jr, of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “Knowingly selling Covid vaccination cards to unvaccinated individuals puts millions of Americans at risk of serious injury or death,” said Special Agent in Charge Emmerson Buie Jr of the FBI’s Chicago Field Office. Earlier this week officials in Hawaii arrested a Florida couple and accused them of trying to get around the state’s Safe Travel’s programme using fake vaccination cards.

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Seven Californians among people charged in $150-million COVID aid fraud scheme
2 years, 8 months ago

Seven Californians among people charged in $150-million COVID aid fraud scheme

LA Times  

The Justice Department on Wednesday announced the arrest of 21 people, including seven in California, for alleged COVID-19 aid fraud totaling nearly $150 million. The Justice Department on Wednesday announced the arrest of 21 people, including seven Californians, for alleged COVID-19 aid fraud totaling nearly $150 million. “These healthcare fraud abuses erode the integrity and trust patients have with those …

Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Cards Worry College Officials
3 years, 5 months ago

Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Cards Worry College Officials

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — As the delta variant of the coronavirus sweeps across the United States, a growing number of colleges and universities are requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for students to attend in-person classes. In March, the concern over fake COVID-19 vaccination cards prompted the FBI to issue a joint statement with the U.S. Department …

Fake Covid vaccination cards are on the rise in the U.S., Europe
3 years, 5 months ago

Fake Covid vaccination cards are on the rise in the U.S., Europe

Live Mint  

MILAN : As Covid-19 vaccine mandates proliferate in the U.S. and Europe, so are swindlers selling bogus vaccination certificates. “As a segment of the population tries to avoid the new measures, the dark net reacts to the real market and thus demand gives birth to offers," said Dmitry Galov, a researcher at cybersecurity firm Kaspersky who has been tracking the …

Get vaccinated, win cash as California offers $116.5 million in prizes
3 years, 7 months ago

Get vaccinated, win cash as California offers $116.5 million in prizes

India Today  

California will offer $116.5 million in cash and gift cards to residents who get Covid-19 vaccinations before June 15, the latest — and most lucrative — incentive by U.S. states desperate to persuade laggards and vaccine-sceptics to get the injection. Beginning Thursday, the first two million Californians to become vaccinated will each win $50 gift cards for cash or groceries, …

California Man Arrested In Suspected Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Card Operation
3 years, 8 months ago

California Man Arrested In Suspected Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Card Operation

NPR  

California Man Arrested In Suspected Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Card Operation Enlarge this image toggle caption Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images A California bar owner has been arrested for allegedly selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards in what's believed to be the first thwarted scheme of its kind. Sponsor Message The owner, Todd …

California bar owner charged with selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards
3 years, 8 months ago

California bar owner charged with selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards

LA Times  

The owner of a San Joaquin County bar was arrested and charged this week with selling fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards, authorities said. The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department assisted with the arrest, during which Anderson was found to be in possession of “materials related to the distribution of fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards” and an unregistered firearm, officials said. Tori Verber …

Vaccine Black Market is Flourishing on Dark Web. Here's How Much a Jab Costs Illegally
3 years, 9 months ago

Vaccine Black Market is Flourishing on Dark Web. Here's How Much a Jab Costs Illegally

News 18  

Counterfeit vaccine cards and what are being billed as Covid-19 vaccines are now for sale on the dark web, according to a report released Tuesday. Security researchers at cybersecurity firm Check Point Software said they’ve discovered listings for Covid-19 vaccines from various brands, such as AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson, for up to $1,000 a dose, as well as at …

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to make it a crime to sell or administer Covid-19 vaccines to people who are trying to skip the line
4 years ago

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to make it a crime to sell or administer Covid-19 vaccines to people who are trying to skip the line

CNN  

New York CNN — New York Gov. But I do believe it should be criminal and I’m going to propose a law to that effect.” Cuomo’s announcement comes just over a week after a New York-based health care provider was accused of fraudulently obtaining Covid-19 vaccines, transferring them to facilities in other parts of the state and distributing them to …

US plans for rapid vaccine rollout as Covid-19 surges to new heights
4 years, 1 month ago

US plans for rapid vaccine rollout as Covid-19 surges to new heights

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON: US officials on Tuesday unveiled plans to begin vaccinating millions of Americans against COVID-19 as early as mid-December, as coronavirus infections and hospitalizations in the United States soared once more to unprecedented heights. With outgoing President Donald Trump's coronavirus strategy relying heavily on a vaccine, the chief adviser of his administration's Operation Warp Speed program said on Tuesday that …

Trump announces sixth vaccine contract for US, for 100 mn doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump announces sixth vaccine contract for US, for 100 mn doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine

Firstpost  

As per the contract, the US has secured 100 million doses as soon as the vaccine is approved, and another 500 million not long after. President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a $1.5 billion contract with US biotech company Moderna for 100 million doses of an eventual coronavirus vaccine, the sixth such deal reached since May. “I’m pleased to announce …

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