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COVID-19: Nurses From Nassau, Queens Indicted For Vax Card Fraud Scheme COVID-19: Nurses From Nassau, Queens Indicted For Vax Card Fraud Scheme
Covid-19: Nurses From Nassau, Queens Indicted For Vax Card Fraud Scheme A Long Island nurse and member of the US Marine Corps have been indicted for their roles in an alleged COVID-19 vaccination card fraud scheme, federal authorities announced. An indictment was unsealed on Thursday, Feb. 17 charging Queens resident Jia Liu, age 26, a member of the US Marine Corps Reserve, and Nassau County resident Steven Rodriguez, age 27, of Long Beach, a nurse at a clinic in Hempstead, for their roles in the scheme. US Attorney Breon Peace said that between March 2021 and February 2022, the two allegedly conspired to steal and forge COVID-19 vaccination cards to falsely re…

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NYPD Officers From Nassau Accused Of Acting As Illegal Agent For China NYPD Officers From Nassau Accused Of Acting As Illegal Agent For China
Nypd Officers From Nassau Accused Of Acting As Illegal Agent For China A Long Island man working for the NYPD has been arrested for allegedly acting as an agent for a foreign government and spying on New Yorkers, prosecutors said. Baimadajie Angwang, 33, who was born in the autonomous region of Tibet in China and now lives in Williston Park in Nassau County, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 21 for allegedly reporting to officials at the Chinese consulate about the activities of Tibetans in New York. In addition to his work as an NYPD officer, Angwang also serves in the U.S. Army Reserve. It is alleged that Angwang, who works in the 111th precinct in Queens, init…

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