A New York Police Department officer is reportedly being investigated after Suffolk County prosecutors charged his spouse with allegedly carrying out a $1.5 million scheme to sell fake coronavirus vaccine cards to anti-vaxxers and others looking to dodge work or government mandates.
On Friday, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office charged 49-year-old nurse practitioner Julie DeVuono, who runs Amityville’s Wild Child Pediatric Healthcare, and 44-year-old employee licensed practical nurse Marissa Urraro with forgery in the second degree, saying they used the clinic to offer patients fake vaccine cards that would then be entered into a state immunization database. These cards apparently ran at $220 a pop for adults, with children costing $85. DeVuono’s husband is Derin DeVuono, an NYPD pilot who in December 2020 managed to evade serious disciplinary action for allegedly misusing a Cessna aircraft. The incident allegedly included flying an aircraft in a flight pattern shaped like a penis to send a message to a supervisor (he sacrificed just five days in paid vacation).
According to the New York Daily News, sources said that Derin DeVuono is facing an NYPD internal affairs investigation to determine whether he played any role in directing illicit business to his spouse’s clinic. Authorities seized some $900,000 in cash…
