NY couple arrested for using fake vax cards for Bills game

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

NY couple arrested for using fake vax cards for Bills game

January 26, 2022

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A western New York couple have been charged with a felony for allegedly using falsified vaccination cards at the Buffalo Bills playoff game against the New England Patriots earlier this month, Erie County District Attorney John Flynn said Wednesday.

Michael Nabb, 34, and Amber Nabb, 37, of West Seneca, made a court appearance for an arraignment Tuesday night. The charge against them — criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree — carries a maximum penalty of seven years in prison, Flynn said in a release announcing the arraignment.

In late December, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law that made it clear that forging a coronavirus vaccination record would fall under the fraud statute.

Flynn told reporters Wednesday that the Bills — which require vaccinations for home game attendance — had the pair on the team’s “radar” prior to the Jan. 15 playoff game. During the third quarter, team representatives and law enforcement approached the seated couple and took them to be questioned, he said.

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[wellst0nev0ter]

1. Good

Crucify them. Make an example of them.

[cadoman]

3. 7 years for the forgery, but a good DA would slap on additional charges

Public health endangerment. Reckless behavior.

And really the best way to get after them is to take their kids from the hostile home environment created by their parents, and ensure they are vaccinated. That is the ultimate punishment for an anti-vaxxer because "muh stem cells" and "muh Jesus" and "muh fertility".

[wellst0nev0ter]

5. The punishment is too lenient for those who want to prolong the pandemic

[cadoman]

2. very nice work by law enforcement!

I wonder if this is a sneak preview of the upcoming integration of social credit into vaccine regulation enforcement? Simply track everyone's public anti-vaxx sentiment, cross reference it to their phones upon entry, mark it on the map, and round 'em up during their bathroom break to not cause a scene.

Or hell, get them in their seats and set a public example. Either way is great!

[William769]

8. I smell something fishy here. nt

[NanananaFatman]

9. Me too.

[Totally Tunsie]

4. Wonder why authorities waited until the third quarter

to pull them in for questioning.

[Indykatie]

6. Did Someone Snitch on These Fools Before The Game? If so, Priceless.

[Skittles]

7. that seems logical

they probably bragged about it - we already know they lack critical thinking skills

[EarthFirst]

11. My guess is; like many of their peers; they outed themselves in some social media format

They’re far too impressed in their ignorance to keep it to themselves.

[cadoman]

12. I smell something fishy here. nt

[BlackSkimmer]

10. If these idiots were "on the radar," why weren't they stopped at the gate?

Why wait till the third quarter?

Makes no sense.