Indictment — No. 1:22-cr-00070 (Dkt. doj-media-1206801, E.D.N.Y.)

Summary

Indictment in United States v. Steven Rodriguez and Jia Liu, also known as "Jah Leo," Cr. No. CR-22-70, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, filed February 16, 2022 as Document 1 in Case 1:22-cr-00070-DG. The grand jury charges that from approximately March 2021 to February 2022 Rodriguez, a healthcare professional at a Hempstead clinic, stole genuine COVID-19 Vaccination Cards, and that the defendants forged and sold them, destroyed vaccine vials and made false entries in state and city immunization databases. It alleges they distributed at least 300 stolen or false cards, including to members of the United States Marine Corps Reserve, and created more than 70 false database entries. Count One charges conspiracy to defraud the Department of Health and Human Services, and a sealing form and forfeiture allegations are included.

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