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 true, it is reprehensible that state troopers would manipulate vaccination cards in the midst of a pandemic, when being vaccinated is one of the most important steps anyone can take to keep their community safe from COVID-19.”
The three ex-troopers all had been on the force at least five years.
Federal authorities are investigating the allegations. Vermont State Police declined to comment further due to the FBI investigation.
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