The owner of a California bar was arrested this week for selling fake COVID vaccination cards, The New York Times reported quoting officials.

Todd Anderson, 59, was selling the fake cards for $20 each at his business and has been charged with identity theft, forging government documents, falsifying medical records and having an unregistered handgun, according to a statement released by Tori Verber Salazar, the San Joaquin County district attorney.

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As per the report, the undercover agents from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control started investigating the matter after they received a complaint in April. The complaint stated that fake COVID vaccination cards were being sold at the Old Corner Saloon in Clements, California (Anderson’s business).

“A number of the cards were found for distribution during a search warrant executed at the bar,” the department said. The officials also found 30 blank cards and a laminating machine, which were confiscated.

According to the department, fake vaccination cards have become a rising problem in the United States. Notably, these cards provide evidence that a person has been completely inoculated against COVID-19 and also list the type of vaccine administered.

The federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General and the FBI have issued a warning against fake vaccination cards with government logo.

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Each charge against Anderson carries a maximum penalty of three years of imprisonment except falsifying medical records, which carries a maximum term of six months in jail.