Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance said public health in New York will be safeguarded with proactive investigations. Inside was a CDC COVID-19 vaccination card marked with the name and date of birth I provided to Clifford,” the complaint states. “On July 16, 2021, I opened a package that was addressed to the name and address I provided Clifford. One of the purported “buyers” contacted Clifford on June 25, paid her $200 for a card and provided her an address to send it to in Manhattan, according to the complaint.
Investigators tracked down the pair by posing as bogus vaccine card buyers and completing transactions with them in June, according to the criminal complaint against Barkley. Another of the bogus vaccine card buyers leaving court. Barkley appeared in court Tuesday morning and was released without bail.Ĭlifford’s since deleted Instagram presence also showed she ran a clothing boutique. Attorney information for them was not immediately available.Ĭlifford has not yet been arrested by authorities, a spokesperson for the DA’s office said. They were each charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument and one was additionally hit with a charge for paying to be entered in the NYSIIS database.Ĭlifford and Barkley were each charged with offering a false instrument for filing and conspiracy, authorities said.
In all, Clifford made some 250 bogus CDC cards and worked with Barkley to place at least 10 people into the database, prosecutors said.Īt least 13 were “public-facing” employees in New York who worked in industries such as nursing homes and hospitals, authorities said. InstagramĬlifford’s alleged co-conspirator, Nadayza Barkley, 27, worked in a medical clinic in Patchogue where she entered the names of the customers, prosecutors charged. Jasmine Clifford advertised fake CDC vaccination cards, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. Lyndurst resident Jasmine Clifford, who maintained a social media presence as a stripper called 5StarJaziii, advertised fake Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccination cards using an Instagram account prosecutors said.Ĭlifford would charge each anti-vaxxer who wanted a card about $200 and accepted payment through Zelle or CashApp, according to the DA.įor an extra $250, customers could also get their name entered into the New York State Immunization Information System, prosecutors said. My boss revoked my vacation - can I do anything about it?Ī New Jersey stripper was exposed as the alleged mastermind of a fake vaccination card scheme that sold 250 phony credentials, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and social media posts.īuyers included 13 “public-facing employees” in the New York area, the DA said on Tuesday. Global COVID deaths drop 90% since February: WHO Repeat COVID infections could lead to deadly organ failure: new study
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