State officials say that starting Friday, people who have been vaccinated in Hawaii will be able to upload a photo of their vaccination card to the Safe Travels Hawaii website to create a. The DA's office also charged 13 people with buying the fake cards via the account, among them hospital and nursing home workers.Ī Chicago pharmacist was also arrested two weeks ago on federal charges of stealing and selling authentic Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 vaccination cards, federal investigators announced. The Hawaii Smart Health Card comes shortly before Honolulu and Maui begin instituting vaccine requirements for patrons of restaurants and other businesses. The two kids were born in 20, and are too young to have been inoculated with any of the three vaccines currently approved for emergency use in the U.S.Īn anti-vaccine entrepreneur calling herself the "AntiVaxMomma" on social media sold about 250 fake COVID-19 vaccination cards through Instagram to New York healthcare workers, while a conspirator entered some of those people into a state database for vaccination registrations, Manhattan prosecutors said Tuesday. 11 after an airport screener became suspicious about the children's vaccine cards due to their age. Mrozak's arrest is the latest in a string of charges surrounding fake vaccine cards in the U.S.Ĭreating or having a vaccination card that an authorized source did not officially give to you is a federal crime, in part because the CDC is a federal agency, and the card includes a CDC seal.Įarlier this month, a couple from Miami Beach was also arrested in Hawaii after police say they attempted to use fake vaccination cards to travel into the island for a family vacation.Ĭourt documents show the couple was arrested on Aug. My husband and I will be traveling to Maui for our (rescheduled) honeymoon in September. He could not immediately be reached by NBC Chicago for comment.
Our department will prosecute these crimes to the fullest extent provided by the law." In Hawaii, using falsified proof of testing or vaccination documents for travel into the state is a misdemeanor that carries a fine of up to $5,000 and/or imprisonment of up to one year for each count. "Everyone should know that falsified CDC cards are a federal offense and in some states, it is a separate state charge. "The Department of the Attorney General is committed to vigorous enforcement of the Governor’s Emergency Proclamation," a spokesperson said in a statement.
The Attorney General's office in Honolulu confirmed Mrozak was arrested Saturday "for violating the Hawaii Governor’s Emergency Proclamation for attempting to bypass the State’s quarantine requirement by submitting a falsified vaccination card." The office said she was unable to post bail and was placed in custody pending a court appearance that took place on Monday. The State of Hawaii online Safe Travels system that is mandatory for all travelers, prior to March 26, 2022. She was ultimately taken into custody and her bail was set at $2,000, officials said. IPhone 15: How and when you can get Apple's newly-announced smartphone
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