United States of America v. Dino A. Rende and Francis J. Rende

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with misdemeanor conspiracy to steal or convert government property charges stemming from the theft of Centers for Disease Control (CDC) COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards.



Dino A. Rende, 19, of Los Angeles, California, and Francis J. Rende II, 29, of La Mesa, California, admitted that between March 2021 and August 2021, they conspired to defraud the Centers for Disease Control by agreeing to sell stolen CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards to others for $50 each. Both defendants also admitted that defendant Francis Rende II stole at least 20 CDC Vaccination Record Cards in March of 2021, that he sent his brother, Defendant Dino Rende, some of the stolen vaccination record cards, and that they agreed to use them and sell them to others for $50. Both brothers admitted that they had agreed to sell the CDC Vaccination Record Cards to several buyers for $50 each.



Assistant United States Attorney Todd Bouton from the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Utah prosecuted the case. Special Agents from the Utah Department of Public Safety State Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General conducted the investigation.



18:371 and 641 CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD THE UNITED STATES - Conspiracy to Convert Government Property

(1s)

Sentencing held on 6/13/2022 for Dino Rende: Count(s) 1s. Defendant enters Guilty plea to count 1s of the Misdemeanor Information. Defendant placed on 36 months probation to be supervised by the court. Pay $500 restitution, Maintain/seek employment, have no access to Covid Cards other than your own, maintain residence and Do not travel outside California or the United States without permission of the court. COP: 6/13/2022.