🥳 We've hit the ⅔ mark for vaccinations 🎉
But, of course, there's never a shortage of assholes who just won't be able to resist fucking with us when there's a few easy bucks to be made on the misfortune of others.
(Ed Note: I think I could see my way clear to support the death penalty for guys like this guy)
WaPo:
Maryland man pleads guilty to operating fake Moderna website, charging people to buy advance vaccines
The website was almost identical.
When a user loaded the homepage, Moderna’s name and logo were displayed at the top of the site, along with a tab explaining how mRNA technology works.
Some visiting the page would have been convinced that it was Moderna’s official website. But two details gave the fake site away, federal prosecutors said: a rectangle that read “You may be able to buy a covid-19 vaccine ahead of time. Contact us,” and its domain, “Modernatx.shop.”
Moderna’s actual website has no such message promoting the advance sale of coronavirus vaccines, and its official URL is “Modernatx.com.”
On Friday, Odunayo “Baba” Oluwalade — one of three men accused of using the fake website to sell coronavirus vaccines at $30 per dose — pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud conspiracy in connection with the scheme.
Oluwalade, a Maryland resident, pleaded to conspiring with others to obtain access to a bank account used in the fraud scheme. Oluwalade, 25, also admitted that he knew the bank account would be used for a fraud scheme, though he denied being aware of the specifics, the U.S. attorney’s office in the District of Maryland said in a statement.
Neither Oluwalade nor his attorney immediately responded to messages from The Washington Post late Sunday.
Authorities have charged multiple people with participating in vaccine and vaccination card schemes. In December, as many Americans raced to get their shots, a Wisconsin pharmacist was charged with deliberately spoiling more than 500 doses of the coronavirus vaccine. In January, a Texas pharmacist was charged with theft by a public servant for distributing 10 leftover Moderna doses before the vial expired. That charge was later dismissed.
Moderna’s actual website has no such message promoting the advance sale of coronavirus vaccines, and its official URL is “Modernatx.com.”
On Friday, Odunayo “Baba” Oluwalade — one of three men accused of using the fake website to sell coronavirus vaccines at $30 per dose — pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud conspiracy in connection with the scheme.
Oluwalade, a Maryland resident, pleaded to conspiring with others to obtain access to a bank account used in the fraud scheme. Oluwalade, 25, also admitted that he knew the bank account would be used for a fraud scheme, though he denied being aware of the specifics, the U.S. attorney’s office in the District of Maryland said in a statement.
Neither Oluwalade nor his attorney immediately responded to messages from The Washington Post late Sunday.
Authorities have charged multiple people with participating in vaccine and vaccination card schemes. In December, as many Americans raced to get their shots, a Wisconsin pharmacist was charged with deliberately spoiling more than 500 doses of the coronavirus vaccine. In January, a Texas pharmacist was charged with theft by a public servant for distributing 10 leftover Moderna doses before the vial expired. That charge was later dismissed.
(Ed note 2: Mr Oluwalade is going to prison for up to 20 years for stealing a few thousand dollars from adults who have a misplaced sense of trust and good will. Eric Trump is walking around free having stolen millions from kids who have cancer)
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