Chicago pharmacist charged with selling COVID vaccination cards on eBay

A Chicago pharmacist was indicted Tuesday for allegedly selling 125 of the CDC's COVID-19 vaccination cards on eBay, the Justice Department said. If convicted, he could face 120 years in prison.

Tangtang Zhao, 34, allegedly sold the cards to 11 buyers for $10 each, the department said. He was licensed in Illinois and worked at a pharmacy that distributed COVID vaccines. He's now charged with 12 counts of the theft of government property and could face 10 years for each count. Zhao made his first court appearance Tuesday. "Knowingly selling COVID vaccination cards to unvaccinated individuals puts millions of Americans at risk of serious injury or death," said Emmerson Buie Jr., a special agent in charge of the FBI's Chicago Field Office.