California bar owner sold fake COVID vaccine cards, authorities say Updated May 07, 2021; Posted May 07, 2021 Amazon sells vaccine card holders – for the real cards. A California bar owner has been charged with selling fakes. Facebook Share The owner of a San Joaquin County, California, bar was arrested and charged this week with selling fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards, authorities said. The arrest Tuesday of Todd Anderson, 59, followed an investigation by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, which began in April after the agency received complaints that fake cards were being sold at the Old Corner Saloon in Clements. Undercover agents were able to purchase four fake vaccination cards at the bar for $20, according to ABC spokesman John Carr, who noted that it was the first case of its kind the agency has investigated.