Millionaire couple who took private plane to remote indigenous community for vaccine charged
Rodney and Ekaterina Baker have been charged under Yukon s Civil Emergency Measures Act (CEMA), according to court documents.
Yukon Community Services Minister John Streicker said the couple showed up at a mobile clinic last Thursday in Beaver Creek, home to an indigenous community.
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Rodney (L) and Ekaterina Baker (R) allegedly used coronavirus vaccine doses meant for an indigenous community.(Facebook)
One of them presented a British Columbia health care card, the other had one from Ontario, Mr Streicker said in a statement.
The Bakers weren t charged for getting the vaccine. Rather, they were accused of not following quarantine requirements after arriving in the Canadian territory.
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A Vancouver couple accused of flying to a remote Yukon community to get the COVID-19 vaccine could face jail time.
The former Great Canadian Gaming CEO, Rod Baker, and his wife, actor Ekaterina Baker, were given summary tickets last week for violating the territory’s Civil Emergency Measures Act, which carried fines of up to $1,000, plus fees.
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Yukon Community Services Minister John Streicker announced Wednesday those tickets have been stayed and the same charges are being served upon the couple with a notice to appear in court in Whitehorse. The distinction means that if they are convicted, they could also serve up to six months in jail.
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A Canadian millionaire and his wife could face up to six months in jail after they were caught posing as motel workers to receive the COVID-19vaccine from a mobile clinic, according to reports.
Casino owner Rodney Baker, 55, and his wife, Ekaterina, 32, flew from Vancouver to Beaver Creek, home to mostly Indigenous people who live in smaller populations. Individuals in the Yukon Territory, where Beaver Creek is located, do not need identification to get vaccinated.
The couple were discovered for their alleged fraud after receiving the injections and then asking to immediately be flown home, according to the BBC. Locals checked the motel where the couple claimed to work and discovered they did not work there.
BC couple accused of flying to Yukon to get COVID-19 vaccine to appear in court
A Vancouver couple accused of flying to a remote Yukon community to get the COVID−19 vaccine will have to answer for their alleged actions in a courtroom.
Former Great Canadian Gaming Corp. CEO Rodney Baker and his wife, Ekaterina Baker, were given summary tickets last week for violating the territory’s Civil Emergency Measures Act, which carries fines of up to $1,000, plus fees.
Yukon Community Services Minister John Streicker said Wednesday those tickets have been stayed and the same charges are being served upon the couple on a longer−form information, with a notice to appear in court in Whitehorse.