Utah Plastic Surgeon Sold Fake COVID Vaccine Cards For $97,000: Feds

Prosecutors allege a plastic surgeon in Utah accepted bribes from protesting parents at a train station to give out fake Covid-19 shots, destroying tens of thousands of dollars worth of real medicine in the process.

The Utah Attorney's Office said that Dr. Michael Kirk Moore Jr. injected several children with saline before sending them with fake vaccination cards.

Last week, a grand jury indicted Moore, as well as two aides and a neighbor who allegedly helped him carry out the plot.

"By falsifying immunization records and administering saline injections to children instead of the COVID-19 vaccine, these suppliers are not only endangering the health and well-being of vulnerable populations, but also undermining public trust and the integrity of public health programs," the report said. . said in the statement. Mueller from the Department of Health and Social Affairs.

The four reportedly used the Moore Institute of Plastic Surgery office in Utah to conduct the program after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave Moore permission to perform the injections.

In all, the group distributed at least 1,900 doses of fake vaccination records and made a profit of nearly $97,000.

According to the indictment obtained by The Post, Moore, a board-certified surgeon, and his neighbor Kristen Jackson Anderson were members of a secret organization seeking to "liberate" the medical profession from conflicts of interest between government and industry.

© Contributed by New York Post Carrie de Burgoyne, bureau chief, was also charged under the scheme. Utah Institute of Plastic Surgery

To that end, the two teamed up with bureau chief Carrie de Burgoyne and clerk Sandra Flores to pour $28,000 worth of Covid-19 vaccines, prosecutors said.

Scammers are believed to have created fake vaccination cards that are sold for $50 each or to "donate" to certain charitable organizations.

"The defendants also injected minors - at the request of their parents - with saline to make the children think they were vaccinated against COVID-19," the prosecutor's office said.

© Provided by The New York Post . The four allegedly released fake vaccination records for at least 1,900 doses and made nearly $97,000 in profit. Getty Images/iStockphoto

The medical team and bureau were charged with conspiracy to defraud the US. Conspiracy to divert, sell, transfer and dispose of state property; Transfer, sale, transfer and disposal of state property and donations.

They will return to court on January 26.

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