Jail for Australian who conspired with doctor to fake Covid-19 jab records for himself and wife

SINGAPORE (The Nation/Asia News Network): An Australian man who conspired with a general practitioner to make fake vaccination records was jailed for 16 weeks on Thursday (April 27).

David Christopher Newton, 44, pleaded guilty to one charge of cheating, with another taken into consideration for sentencing.

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