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July 13, 2020

Kentucky U.S. Attorney’s Office Shuts Down Fraudulent COVID-19 Vaccine Websites

Luke John Flint, the operator of a series of related websites purporting to allow consumers to preregister for a nonexistent COVID-19 vaccine, agreed to a preliminary injunction after the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky filed a civil lawsuit against him. Allegedly, Flint set up a number of websites, with names such as “coronavaccine.shop” and “coronavaccine.today,” which he advertised on social media and through which consumers could opt to pre-order the supposed vaccine in exchange for $100 in bitcoin. However, “[w]hen interviewed by federal agents, Flint admitted that there is no known FDA approved vaccine for COVID-19 and that he is unaware if and when one would become available,” and admitted he “is not registered with the FDA to distribute a vaccine for COVID-19, if and when one becomes available.” The injunction requires Flint to shut down the websites and prohibits him from destroying business records and committing wire fraud.

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