LA County contract worker charged with stealing hundreds of vaccination cards

The Hill ^ | 09 Jun 2021 | CELINE CASTRONUOVO

[blueplum]

A Los Angeles County contractor working at a local COVID-19 vaccine center has been accused of stealing hundreds of blank vaccination cards.

The office of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said in a Wednesday press release that it had charged 45-year-old Muhammad Rauf Ahmed with one felony count of grand theft....

...It was not immediately clear if Ahmed, a Las Vegas resident, has an attorney representing him in the case.

Local NBC affiliate KNBC reported that the contract worker was a nonclinical employee and was released on $500 bail Wednesday. ...

[blueplum]

why is a 'non-clinical' Las Vegas 'resident' working in a Pomona, CA vaccination site?

Is Pomona a one-of, or the tip of the iceberg?

[Darksheare]

Tip O’Theberg, of the eastern O’Thebergs.

[Craftmore]

why didnt he just go to a mexican grocery store and get as many as you want.

[Pollard]

It says contract worker. Probably an IT who works for a company in Las Vegas

[shanover]

Yup,tip of iceberg. The black market loves stuff like this. There is a cheat to everything and the Covid passport era is here.

[algore]

Not sure how you can charge felony theft, how much does it cost to have a few double sided copies printed on 80# paper?

I was able to find some sample images once, but it looks like they have been mostly scrubbed from search engines.

https://web.archive.org/web/20210221021838/https://health.wyo.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-COVID-19-shot-card-2b.pdf

[enumerated]

Does anyone have this guy’s contact info?
I could use a few blank vaccination cards.

[Tommy Revolts]

Why would a guy with the name of "Muhammad Rauf Ahmed" want to steal vaccination cards? Don't Muslims want to be vaccinated too?

[PROCON]

This is why a implanted chip is next on their agenda.

[skimbell]

Just saw this at Woodsterman's

[keving]

Muhammad Rauf Ahmed ? He was my Uber Driver a few weeks ago. Go figure!!

[mikey_hates_everything]

Felony grand theft? Had to trump up the charge as he’d not even be charged otherwise as it’s definitely less than $990 which is apparently ok in CA?

[blueplum]

the article says the cards are estimated at a street value of $15 times 500 or so cards putting it into the felony bracket. Personally, I'd charge him with intent to commit a crime against humanity. Being that, an unvaccinated person admits they aren't vaccinated and for the most part are conscious of distancing from others for their own safety while the pandemic blows through. People who intentionally carry fake documents meant to deceive have ulterior motives and have no such sense of consideration. Consider a concert or other event (or job, or country) that requires a vaccination card for entry - an infected person with a stolen card entering and circulating could kill more people than a bomb.

[enumerated]

Maybe he doesn’t want to be a human lab rat.

[caww]

Muhammad Rauf Ahmed ...released Wednesday on $500. bail..

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[familyop]

“45-year-old Muhammad Rauf Ahmed,” anti-vaxxer. ;)

[Richard Axtell]

This always happens, and always will. Whenever clueless government bureaucrats are involved, corruption and abuse follow, like night follows day. Standard Democrat Racket, yawn.

[struggle]

>Felony grand theft?

The vaccination cards have no value other than being printed hardcard.

[caseinpoint]

“Consider a concert or other event (or job, or country) that requires a vaccination card for entry - an infected person with a stolen card entering and circulating could kill more people than a bomb.”

I am rather partial to grape, myself. What’s your favorite?

[Do_Tar]

Should have stuck with ballots. Forging those is a lot safer.