FREDERIC SERRE
The 1510 West

A former Dollard des Ormeaux pharmacy employee and an accomplice were found guilty last month of producing fake COVID-19 vaccine papers at the height of the pandemic, with the accomplice sentenced to 10 months in jail.

On June 25, Sumaya Saïd Ugas and Robert Anand Ramdass were found guilty of the charges of forgery and sale of forgeries, following guilty pleas.

Between August 2021 and January 2022, Ugas used her access as an employee of a pharmacy in Dollard to produce false vaccine evidence, with the complicity of Ramdass.

Ramdass was sentenced to 10 months’ imprisonment for each count, to be served concurrently, minus 45 days served in pre-trial detention. As for Ugas, the court postponed sentencing until Nov. 1, to allow for the preparation of a pre-sentencing report.

The charges against the pair were a result of an investigation carried out by UPAC, the province’s anti-corruption unit.