A Wisconsin pharmacist accused of trying to spoil dozens of vials of COVID-19 vaccine has agreed to plead guilty in federal court.
Steven Brandenburg, 46, of Grafton, is charged with two counts of attempting to tamper with consumer products.
He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years and a $250,000 fine on each count.
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Police arrested Brandenburg on Dec. 31 as part of an investigation into how 57 vials of the Moderna vaccine were left for hours outside a refrigerator at Advocate Aurora Health in Grafton. The vials contained enough vaccine to inoculate more than 500 people.
Jason Baltz, Brandenburg’s attorney, declined to comment Tuesday to The Associated Press.
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