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Jason Meisner

Chicago pharmacist convicted on charges of selling blank COVID vaccination cards on eBay

CHICAGO -- A Chicago pharmacist has been found guilty of federal charges alleging he stole hundreds of COVID-19 vaccination cards from the South Side Walgreens where he worked and sold them on eBay at the height of the pandemic.

After a three-day trial, a jury found Tangtang Zhao, 36, guilty on Friday afternoon of all 12 counts of theft of government property, which carries a maximum of 10 years in prison, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

In a rare move, however, the jury sent a note to the judge saying that while they’d reached a unanimous verdict, at least three members of the panel had reservations about the prosecution of the case.

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