A contract worker at a California mass vaccination site has been charged after allegedly stealing hundreds of blank COVID vaccine cards from his workplace, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney and KTLA.
Muhammad, 45, of Las Vegas, was charged on Wednesday with one felony count of grand theft. Prosecutors say he was a non clinical contract worker at the Pomona Fairplex inoculation site and took 528 blank cards.
La Verne police said detectives determined the suspect had put stolen blank cards in his car, and that more were found in his hotel room while they followed up. Police put the street value of each card at $15. The alleged theft was reported to have taken place on April 27.
District Attorney George Gascón said in a written statement that selling fraudulent and stolen vaccine cards is illegal and puts the public at risk.
The charge is an allegation, and he is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. A response from him was not included in the reports Baller Alert reviewed.
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