California bar owner sold fake COVID vaccine cards, authorities say
Updated May 07, 2021;
Posted May 07, 2021
Amazon sells vaccine card holders – for the real cards. A California bar owner has been charged with selling fakes.
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The owner of a San Joaquin County, California, bar was arrested and charged this week with selling fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards, authorities said.
The arrest Tuesday of Todd Anderson, 59, followed an investigation by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, which began in April after the agency received complaints that fake cards were being sold at the Old Corner Saloon in Clements.
Undercover agents were able to purchase four fake vaccination cards at the bar for $20, according to ABC spokesman John Carr, who noted that it was the first case of its kind the agency has investigated.
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Show Transcript MORE AND MORE OFTEN BECAUSE WE ARE IN DRY WEATHER. LISA: A BAR OWNER AND SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY WAS ARRESTED ACCUSED OF SELLING FAKE COVID VACCINATION CARDS. THERE ARE GROWING CONCERNS ABOUT HOW EASY IT COULD BE TO MAKE COUNTERFEIT CARDS. THEY’D OFFICIALS HAVE EMPHASIZED THEY WON’T REQUIRE THESE CARDS AS PART OF A VACCINE PASSPORT PROGRAM, BUT PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS LIKE SCHOOLS AND STADIUMS COULD ASK TO SEE YOUR PROOF OF VACCINE. BRIAN: THAT’S WHY HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY IT SO IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THERE AREN’T ANY FAKE CARDS FLOATING AROUND. KAY RECEDE IS IN CLEMENTS NOW. SEEMS LIKE THESE CARDS ARE QUITE EASY TO DUPLICATE, RIGHT? VERY EASY. THIS SAY REAL VACCINATION CARD. THE INFORMATION ON HERE IS REALLY EASY TO FORGE, EASY TO PRINT, EASY TO OBTAIN. BUT IF YOU ARE
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The owner of a San Joaquin County bar was arrested and charged this week with selling fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards, authorities said.
The arrest Tuesday of Todd Anderson, 59, followed an investigation by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, which began in April after the agency received complaints that fake cards were being sold at the Old Corner Saloon in Clements.
Undercover agents were able to purchase four fake vaccination cards at the bar for $20 apiece, according to ABC spokesman John Carr, who noted that it was the first case of its kind the agency has investigated.
The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department assisted with the arrest, during which Anderson was found to be in possession of “materials related to the distribution of fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards” and an unregistered firearm, officials said.
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The owner of a San Joaquin County bar was arrested and charged this week with selling fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards, authorities said.
The arrest Tuesday of Todd Anderson, 59, followed an investigation by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, which began in April after the agency received complaints that fake cards were being sold at the Old Corner Saloon in Clements.
Undercover agents were able to purchase four fake vaccination cards at the bar for $20 apiece, according to ABC spokesman John Carr, who noted that it was the first case of its kind the agency has investigated.
The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department assisted with the arrest, during which Anderson was found to be in possession of “materials related to the distribution of fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards” and an unregistered firearm, officials said.