A man suspected of having sold fifty fake health passes by usurping the identity of a doctor, was remanded in custody at the Gradignan (Gironde) remand center, AFP learned Tuesday (December 28) from of the Bordeaux prosecutor's office.
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The suspect, in his forties, is suspected of having sold 55 "
false certificates of vaccination against Covid
", published on August 8 after having usurped the professional digital profile of a doctor at the Arcachon vaccination center , explained the prosecutor of the Republic of Bordeaux Frédérique Porterie, confirming information from
Sud-Ouest
.
The 55 people identified are domiciled overwhelmingly in the Paris region, according to the same source which praises the "
remarkable
" work of the investigators, in particular the judicial police, to trace the origin of these fakes.
Several scams already to his credit
The forty-something, "
very unfavorably known for many scams
", was arrested as well as his companion on December 12 in Valence (Drôme) then placed in pre-trial detention. His partner was placed under judicial control. The search of their homes and vehicles led to the seizure of small amounts in cash, 11 bank cards, five mobile phones as well as a 6.35 caliber automatic pistol with its cartridges, which is the subject of a incidental proceedings.
According to a report drawn up by the Ministry of the Interior on December 20, a total of 182,000 false health passes have been detected in 400 investigations since the establishment of the device this summer.
Users of these false certificates risk up to two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros.
