Plastic surgeon among 4 charged in alleged fake COVID vaccine card scheme

Plastic surgeon among 4 charged in alleged fake COVID vaccine card scheme

A plastic surgeon and three others in Utah were charged with allegedly selling people seeking fraudulent COVID-19 immunization records an estimated $97,000 worth of fake CDC

A plastic surgeon and three others in Utah were charged with allegedly selling people seeking fraudulent COVID-19 immunization records an estimated $97,000 worth of fake CDC

cards without administering vaccines, the Department of Justice said in a Friday release. Dr. Michael Kirk Moore Jr., 58, of the Midvale practice Plastic Surgery

cards without administering vaccines, the Department of Justice said in a Friday release. Dr. Michael Kirk Moore Jr., 58, of the Midvale practice Plastic Surgery

Institute of Utah, was charged along with his neighbor Kristin Jackson Andersen, 59; surgical coordinator Kari Dee Burgoyne, 52; and receptionist Sandra Flores, 31. Salt

Institute of Utah, was charged along with his neighbor Kristin Jackson Andersen, 59; surgical coordinator Kari Dee Burgoyne, 52; and receptionist Sandra Flores, 31. Salt

Lake County, Utah, resident Moore and his co-defendants allegedly ran a scheme to defraud the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States, court documents

Lake County, Utah, resident Moore and his co-defendants allegedly ran a scheme to defraud the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States, court documents

said. Moore and Andersen were members of a group trying to “liberate the medical profession from government and industry conflicts of interest,” the documents said. The

said. Moore and Andersen were members of a group trying to “liberate the medical profession from government and industry conflicts of interest,” the documents said. The

group allegedly destroyed about $28,000 or more in government-provided COVID-19 doses, usually by squirting syringes containing doses down sink drains, court documents said. They

group allegedly destroyed about $28,000 or more in government-provided COVID-19 doses, usually by squirting syringes containing doses down sink drains, court documents said. They

exchanged at least 1,900 doses’ worth of falsified record cards for either $50 cash payments or “donations to a specified charitable organization,” the Justice Department said.

exchanged at least 1,900 doses’ worth of falsified record cards for either $50 cash payments or “donations to a specified charitable organization,” the Justice Department said.

The recipient organization was linked to the group Moore and Andersen were involved with, court documents show. Card recipients did not get COVID-19 vaccines, though some

The recipient organization was linked to the group Moore and Andersen were involved with, court documents show. Card recipients did not get COVID-19 vaccines, though some

parents requested that their children receive saline shots instead so they would believe they did, court documents said.

parents requested that their children receive saline shots instead so they would believe they did, court documents said.