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 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,…