Vermont state troopers accused in fraudulent vaccination card scheme

WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) - Three Vermont state troopers who are accused of being involved in a scheme to create fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards have resigned, state police said Sept. 7.

The three ex-troopers are suspected of having varying roles in the making of fraudulent vaccination cards, according to the state.

“The accusations in this case involve an extraordinary level of misconduct — a criminal violation of the law — and I could not be more upset and disappointed,” Col. Matthew Birmingham, director of the Vermont State Police, said in the release.

“If these allegations are proved to be...