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Two nurses on Long Island, New York, are being accused of forging COVID-19 vaccination cards and entering the fake shots into the state’s database, a scam that reportedly raked in more than $1.5 million.

The Suffolk County District Attorney arrested Julie DeVuono, 49, owner and operator of Wild Child Pediatric Healthcare in Amityville, and her employee, 44-year-old Marissa Urraro, on Friday, according to a complaint.

From November 2021 through January 2022, the couple allegedly forged vaccination cards, charging adults $220 each and $85 per child for a false record that would make its way into the New York State Immunization Information System database. . Prosecutors said that on one or more occasions, DeVuono and Urrano allegedly created records to indicate an undercover detective was given a vaccine even though it was never administered.

Statement

“Falsification of COVID-19 vaccination cards and entry of false information in New York
The statewide database used to track immunization records puts the health and well-being of others at risk and undermines efforts to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus,” Special Agent Scott Lampert said in a statement announcing the charges. .

During a search of DeVuono’s home, authorities said officers seized approximately $900,000. They also allegedly found a ledger documenting profits from the scheme in excess of $1.5 million.

During a search of Julie DeVuono’s home, authorities said officers seized approximately $900,000.
Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office
DeVuono’s husband, Derin DeVuono, who is an officer with the New York Police Department, is being investigated by the department’s Internal Affairs Bureau in terms of his possible involvement in his wife’s alleged scheme, sources told the New York Daily. News.

Julie DeVuono Arrested and Charged

DeVuono and Urraro are each being charged with one count of second-degree forgery. DeVuono is also being charged with an additional count of offering a false instrument to present in the first degree. The couple’s legal defense was not immediately clear.

Just a month ago, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill criminalizing fake COVID-19 vaccination cards.