By Canadian Press

Quebec police say former health authority worker made fake COVID-19 vaccine documents

Feb 7, 2023 | 9:01 AM

MONTREAL — Quebec anti-corruption police say a former employee of a Montreal health authority is facing criminal charges for allegedly creating fake proof-of-vaccination documents for COVID-19.

Deborah Kapinga, 31, of Brossard, Que., south of Montreal, has been charged with one count of forgery and one count of unauthorized use of a computer.

Mathieu Galarneau, a spokesman for the anti-corruption unit known as UPAC, says Kapinga made the fake documents in April 2022.

Galarneau says Kapinga is the fourth person to face criminal charges for making false COVID-19 documents, adding that UPAC has another 40 investigations open into the illegal use and production of fraudulent vaccine passports.

Kapinga, who was an employee of the health authority in south-central Montreal, is scheduled to appear in court on March 16.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 7, 2023. 

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