Grand Island Man Convicted for Possession of Fraudulent COVID-19 Vaccination Cards Bearing Official U.S. Insignia
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A press release of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Nebraska dated Wednesday, June 21, 2023, announcing that Jason C. Olderbak, 35, of Grand Island was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard for unlawful possession of official U.S. insignia, to two years of probation, a $3,000 fine and 50 hours of community service. It states that on or about July 30, 2021 he bought approximately 21 false COVID-19 vaccination cards online. According to the release, on August 3, 2021 Customs and Border Protection intercepted the package as it entered the United States, and a search warrant was obtained for a controlled delivery.
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Press Release Grand Island Man Convicted for Possession of Fraudulent COVID-19 Vaccination Cards Bearing Official U.S. Insignia Wednesday, June 21, 2023 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Nebraska United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Jason C. Olderbak, 35, of Grand Island, Nebraska, was sentenced today in Lincoln, Nebraska, by Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard for unlawful possession of official U.S. insignia. Olderbak was sentenced to two years of probation, a $3,000 fine, and 50 hours of community service. There is no parole in the federal system. On or about July 30, 2021, Jason Olderbak purchased approximately 21 false COVID-19 vaccination cards online. On August 3, 2021, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) received the package as it was entering the United States from overseas. Recognizing the package as being similar to other fraudulent packages, CBP opened the package and discovered the 21 fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards. A search warrant was received to perform a controlled delivery for the package. The search warrant was executed on August 18, 2021. Olderbak’s cellphone and other electronic devices were also seized during the investigation. Later examination of those devices revealed web history consistent with the purchase of the fraudulent vaccination cards. Legitimate COVID-19 vaccination cards are produced in the United States and are shipped directly to medical professionals alongside the COVID-19 vaccination doses the cards are intended to go with. Each true COVID-19 vaccination card bears the seal of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) which is a public health agency of the United States Federal Government under the Department of Health and Human Services. The cards ordered and received by Olderbak were nearly identical to legitimate COVID-19 vaccination cards. The seal/insignia of the CDC was affixed to the false COVID-19 vaccination card documents purchased and received by Olderbak. This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations. Contact Michael Norris, Criminal Chief (402) 661-3700 Updated June 23, 2023 Component USAO - Nebraska Related Content Press Release Mexican Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking Gabriel Beltran-Lopez, age 38, of Sinaloa, Mexico, was sentenced November 25, 2024, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska for possessing 27 pounds of methamphetamine. November 26, 2024 Press Release Lincoln Man Sentenced for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury Robert Vincent Harris, age 57, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced on November 25, 2024, in federal court in Lincoln for one count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in serious bodily... November 25, 2024 Press Release Winnebago Woman Sentenced for Child Abuse Lauren Sherman, age 32, of Winnebago, Nebraska, was sentenced on November 22, 2024, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, committing child abuse in Indian Country. November 22, 2024
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