2 New York nurses allegedly made $1.5 million off fake vaccination cards

Two nurses on Long Island are under arrest, accused of forging vaccination cards and pocketing more than $1.5 million from the scheme, prosecutors and police said. CBS New York reports the owner of the Amityville pediatric clinic allegedly entered the bogus information into the New York state health department database.

Julie DeVuono, the owner of Wild Child Pediatric Healthcare in Amityville, and her employee, Marissa Urraro, are both charged with felony forgery, and DeVuono also is charged with offering a false instrument for filing. Both were arraigned Friday.

Urraro's lawyer, Michael Alber, urged people not to rush to judgment about the allegations and said his client is a well-respected nurse.