LANCING, Michigan (WLNS) – Attorney General Dana Nessel is leading a civil lawsuit against a man following an investigation by a Facebook group that promoted the sale of blank vaccination cards against COVID-19 under a fake account.
Back in August, the petition was filed in Macomb County District Court to launch an investigation to identify a scammer who asked buyers for maps on the Mom2MomSwap-Macomb County Facebook page.
The Facebook account behind the posts has been identified as a fake person.
The court later ruled to issue subpoenas for the civil investigation on the petition, which allowed the Department to reach out to Facebook and ISPs for more information about the account.
An investigation by the AG Corporate Oversight Division alleges that Christopher Holland was behind a fake Facebook page and online posts.
Civil action, which is now available on the website of the Attorney Generalincludes the following motions by the Court:
- State that the Netherlands participated in illegal conduct in violation of the Michigan Consumer Protection Act (MCPA) and permanently prohibits it, acting directly or through any person, entity or other device, from engaging in conduct that violates the MCPA.
- Permanently prohibit the Netherlands from selling goods and services online or elsewhere in Michigan using false or misleading information about his identity.
- Require the Netherlands to pay attorney’s fees, investigation costs and other costs incurred by the Office of the Attorney General in connection with this action.
“We continue to see fraud related to COVID-19 coverage in Michigan,” Nessel said. “Let this be a warning to those trying to profit from the pandemic. We will continue to review complaints and vigorously prosecute those who violate the MCPA. ”