A nursing director in Columbia, South Carolina, was charged with making phony Covid-19 vaccination cards, according to federal authorities.
Tammy McDonald, 53, apparently made the cards on June 20 and July 28, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina stated in a press release Friday.
When she was questioned about the cards in October, McDonald “lied by mentioning she did not have access to COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards which she never ever produced an incorrect or incorrect vaccine card,” authorities composed.
Federal authorities stated McDonald had actually personally submitted the cards for individuals she understood had actually not gotten the shots.
McDonald, the director of nursing services at a competent nursing and rehab center, was charged with 2 counts of producing deceptive vaccination cards and one count of lying to federal detectives about her function in producing the cards.
She was arraigned on the charges Friday and pleaded innocent. She was given a $10,000 bond. If founded guilty, McDonald confronts 15 years in jail for each count of producing a phony card and 5 years for lying to federal authorities.
A lawyer for McDonald might not right away be reached.
Derrick L. Jackson with the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General stated McDonald’s actions “defrauded and threatened the general public.”
” We stay dedicated to dealing with our police partners to examine people who are making use of the pandemic and individuals for individual gain,” he stated in a declaration.
Minyvonne Burke is a breaking news press reporter for NBC News.
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