Long Island Woman Accused of Forging Student Vaccine Cards Skips Court

No-Show in Court

• 📌 A Coram mother, Stephanie Mills, failed to appear for her scheduled arraignment on multiple felony charges for allegedly forging vaccination records for eight children.
• 🏠 Reporters attempted to find Mills at her home, but she did not answer the door, and family members declined to comment.

Allegations and Legal Proceedings

• 📜 Mills is accused of faking signatures and submitting forged forms for five years, despite not being a healthcare provider and describing herself as a homemaker.
• ❓ Prosecutors stated that Mills' motivation for the alleged forgery and whether she charged parents for the fake paperwork remain unclear.
• ⚖️ An attorney for Mills later requested an adjournment, and the case is now scheduled to be heard at the end of April.
• ⚠️ Mills faces potential fines and jail time for the charges.

Community and School Impact

• 🏫 The eight Middle Country School District children were initially barred from attending school until they obtained the legally required vaccinations.
• ✅ The school superintendent confirmed that all eight children have since complied with vaccination requirements and have returned to school.
• 📢 The Suffolk County Health Department emphasized the importance of vaccination for protecting children and vulnerable community members.

Precedent on Long Island

• 📰 This case follows a similar incident on Long Island where a former nurse practitioner, Julie Deono, admitted to forgery and money laundering for falsifying approximately 1500 pediatric vaccinations.