According to the reports of associated Press, Sen Chuck Schumer explained how people are cheating the system and buying counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cards online, making it confusing for the officials at colleges and universities across the country that are asking for proof for the students who received the vaccine to attend in-person classes.
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New York: The Senate’s top Democrat says federal law enforcement officials need to crack down on fake COVID-19 vaccination cards being sold online.
Schumer is demanding US Customs and Border Protection and the FBI team up with officials from the Department of Health and Human Services to crack down on counterfeit cards and start a campaign so that it is clear to the people that forging the cards could lead to federal imprisonment.
He said ‘ the Department of justice should immediately look into the matter and prioritize cases regarding fake vaccine cards and should advise the Customs and Border Protection officials to work harder to find counterfeit cards being sent from overseas.
Federal officials have already seized thousands of fake vaccine cards this year. Officials said ‘earlier this week the Customs and Border Protection officers seized another shipment sent from Shenzhen, China in Memphis and headed to New Orleans that contained dozens of fake cards.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a joint statement with the Department of Health and Human Services in March advising the people not to buy, sell or create fabricated vaccine cards. The unauthorized use of an official government agency’s seal is considered a federal crime that can lead to a fine and up to five years in prison.
The Associated Press gave a report stating how there are fraud people cheating the system and buying counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cards online. It is a crime to misuse the right of the authorities without their consent and may lead to serious chaos.
Various organizations are recommending the Customs and Border Protection and the Federal Bureau of Investigation should come up with the officials from the Department of Health and Human Services to reduce these frauds regarding counterfeit cards and can lead to serious punishments. They also stated that the Justice Department should investigate the matter so that these frauds regarding the counterfeit vaccine cards so that there are no issues relating to it.
The government has issued the necessary guidelines to the people so that they are aware of such types of frauds and fake covid 19 vaccine cards that are being sold online.
The government has also advised the federal bureau of investigation along with the department for health and human services, customs, and border protection officials to team up and create a strategy to crack this issue of fake covid 19 cards that are being sold to people online.
