California contractor charged for allegedly stealing more than 500 blank vaccine cards

California contractor charged for allegedly stealing more than 500 blank vaccine cards

Officers responded to the vaccine site on April 27 and found an employee had stolen blank cards and put them in his car, according to a news release from the La Verne Police Department. Further investigation revealed the employee had more blank cards in his hotel room.

A total of 528 blank cards were recovered, the LVPD release said. Each card has a value of at least $15 if illegally sold, prosecutors said.

The CDC's Covid-19 vaccination card, annotated

The suspect is a 45-year-old man who was a non-clinical contracted employee hired to support the vaccination site, LVPD said.

“Selling fraudulent and stolen vaccine cards is illegal,…

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