Long Island CVS employee charged with forging COVID-19 vaccination cards

An employee at a CVS in Long Island is facing charges for forging COVID-19 vaccine cards.

Nassau County police said the employee, Zachary Honig, was arrested for pilfering eight pre-filled vaccination cards as well as 54 blank ones found in his car, according to NBC New York.

Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said the employee intended to share them with family members and friends so they could go to venues and “possibly even use them at schools.”

According to a local CBS affiliate, police said Honig told arresting officers “I sell the cards to kids, so they can go to school.” Police said they had no evidence he sold them, but are working with federal partners on the case.

ABC 7 reported that authorities also found a controlled substance in his car.

Honig is charged with eight counts of possession of a forged instrument, criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal possession of a weapon and petit larceny, ABC 7 reports.

CVS said that they were “cooperating with the Nassau County Police Department’s investigation of an employee at our CVS Pharmacy store on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown. Following his arrest, we took immediate steps to terminate his employment as his alleged activity conflicts with our values, our policies and our commitment to safe, secure vaccination protocols.”