Prosecutors said a federal agent ordered 6,000 doses of vaccine through the website and was told to transfer half the money to a Navy Federal Credit Union account in Williams’s name.
BALTIMORE – A federal prosecutor said three men are being charged with a plan to sell COVID-19 vaccines through a fraudulent website.
The Baltimore Sun reports that the U.S. law firm in Maryland said in a press release that 22-year-old Olakitan Oluwalade, 25-year-old Odunayo Baba Oluwalade, and 22-year-old Kelly Lamont Williams have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
According to a press release, the men have created a fake website similar to the site of vaccine maker Moderna.
Prosecutors said a federal agent ordered 6,000 doses of vaccine through the website and was told to transfer half the money to a Navy Federal Credit Union account in Williams’s name.
Federal agents seized the fake website and ransacked Williams’s home.
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