Nurse Pleads Guilty to Vaccine Card Fraud Scheme
- June 24, 2022
Registered nurse Bethann Kierczak pled guilty to charges related to COVID-19 vaccination record cards fraud, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Dawn N. Isona announced June 17.
According to a press release, Kierczak admitted to stealing or embezzling authentic COVID-19 vaccination record cards from Veteran’s Hospital in Detroit, MI—along with vaccine lot numbers necessary to make the cards appear legitimate—and then reselling those cards and information to individuals within the metro Detroit community.
“The defendant abused her position of trust as a medical provider to line her own pockets and sell fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards,” Ison said. “My office is committed to protecting the citizens of Michigan from individuals who used the global pandemic as an opportunity to commit fraud as evidenced by this case and many other prosecutions we have brought against those that have used this national crisis as an opportunity to commit crimes.”