Long Island healthcare workers Julie DeVuono and Marissa Urraro, two licensed nurses, are accused of making over $1.5 million off of selling fake COVID-19 vaccine cards they've allegedly forged in the cash injection scheme.
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
DeVuono, a 49-year-old nurse practitioner, and Urraro, a 44-year old licensed practical nurse, both ran the scam since November 2021 out of Wild Child Pediatric Healthcare, which is owned and operated by DeVuono, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office told local outlet NBC 4.
They're accused of charging $220 for fake vaccine cards for adult customers and $85 for children, the Suffolk County Police Department said Friday.
The duo's operation included bogus registration in the New York State Immunization Information System ("NYSIIS") so that the fake vax cards would check out, falsely listing the paying individuals as vaccinated.
These forged cards apparently sold like hotcakes as residents were trying to avoid the jab and get around stringent COVID-19 vaccination rules in some areas.
Investigators uncovered $900,000 in cash at DeVuono's home, prosecutors said, according to the New York Post. Financial records at DeVuono's home are alleged to show that the two nurses made off with more than $1.5 million in profits.
Following the investigation, they've both been charged with forgery while DeVuono was charged with an additional count of offering fraud.
A similar scheme was operated last year by a nurse in South Carolina, which was also shut down by authorities. The nurse involved was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of producing fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards.
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