(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – Julie DeVuono, 51, of Amityville, was sentenced following her guilty plea in September of 2023 to charges including filing forged COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards, money laundering, and filing false prescriptions for opioids.
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney condemned DeVuono’s actions, stating she abused her authority as a nurse by engaging in criminal activities. DeVuono was ordered to surrender her nursing licenses and forfeit over $1.2 million in profits from her illicit enterprise.
DeVuono’s criminal conduct involved selling forged COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards and entering false information into the New York State Immunization Information System from June 15, 2021, to January 27, 2022. Customers were charged $220-$350 for false entries. She laundered proceeds through various accounts, including paying off her mortgage.
A subsequent investigation revealed DeVuono’s submission of false prescriptions for oxycodone to local pharmacies in Suffolk County from February 2019 to August 2021 for individuals who were not her patients, some of whom were relatives.
DeVuono and her corporation, “Kids-On-Call Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, P.C.,” pleaded guilty to various charges, including money laundering and forgery. They agreed to forfeit criminal proceeds totaling $1,252,540, surrender professional licenses, and cease operations of “Wild Child Pediatric Healthcare,” her pediatric office.
