Nurses have earned $ 1.5 million on forged vaccination cards

29. 01. 2022 20:13 | NEW YORK / TASR

They found $ 900,000 in cash and a “ledger” in the apartment of one of them.

Two nurses on the island of Long Island in the US state of New York are accused of falsifying covid vaccination cards, on which they earned more than $ 1.5 million. The press agency reported on Saturday about allegations of fraud

Julie DeVuon, owner of the Wild Child Children’s Medical Center in Amityville, on the south coast of Long Island, and her staff member, Marissa Urrar, have been charged with falsifying official documents. Both appeared in court on Friday.

District Judge New York State’s Suffolk Raymond Tierney said DeVuon and Urrar provided counterfeit vaccines, charging $ 220 for an adult and $ 85 for a child. DeVuon and Urrar, a nurse by profession, also passed false information into the state vaccination database, the judge added.

The prosecutor’s office specified that the nurses had produced a forged card confirming that a coronavirus vaccine had been given to the undercover detective, but that the detective had not received it at all.
Police searched DeVuon’s house and said they had seized approximately $ 900,000 in cash and a “ledger” of more than $ 1.5 million in profits from the fraud. . Women started the crime in November 2021.

“I hope “This will be a message for others who are considering such fraudulent activity. We will catch and punish such people in full,” Judge Tierney said in a statement with other officials.

Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison added: “As nurses, both women should understand the importance of legitimate vaccination as well as working together to protect public health. ”