The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners is raising questions about medical care provided online. This comes afteran Alabama woman thought she was getting care from a provider she found on TikTok. However, she later startedresearching the provider under the Alabama…
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Nurse Who Sold 2,956 Fake Diplomas Gets Over 7 Years in Prison in Operation Nightingale
Former South Florida nursing school operator Carleen Noreus pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud andconspiracy to commit money laundering for 2,956 fraudulent nursing diplomas issued between 2018 and 2025 throughtwo now-shuttered schools. Prosecutors for…
The Employer’s Guide to Healthcare Background Checks
A new guide explains how healthcare employers should approach background screening, including criminal records,exclusion lists, license verification, abuse registries, employment and education checks, and drug testing. It alsohighlights ongoing monitoring, federal and…
Fake Nurse Treated Diabetic Children in Las Vegas
A woman posed as a nurse, wrote fake prescriptions for diabetic children, and set up a “concierge diabetes program” in Las Vegas without licenses. Crystal Scott faces 50 felony charges, including 24 counts of possession of a bogus prescription for a dangerous drug, 12…
Louisiana Passed Bills Mandate Employee Background Checks, Ban Unlicensed Group Homes
A package of state-level bills has been passed that strengthens oversight of long-term care and group living settings by requiring employee background checks and banning unlicensed group homes. The measures aim to improve resident safety by ensuring staff are properly…
Fake Nurse Gets 75 Months in Prison for Identity Theft and Fraud
A Michigan woman, Leticia Gallarzo, was sentenced to 75 months in federal prison for repeatedly posing as a licensedregistered nurse by using fake credentials and another person’s identity to obtain health-care jobs, including inMichigan, Illinois, and California….
New Florida Law Compels Certain Employers to Include Background Check Resource in Job Listings
A recent Florida law requires certain employers — especially those working with children and vulnerable adults — toinclude a link to the Agency for Health Care Administration’s (AHCA) background check resource in job postings forroles requiring Level 2 background…
Scaling Smarter: How AI Is Transforming Background Screening in Healthcare Staffing
Healthcare background screening has traditionally slowed staffing due to delays and complex compliance. New research commissioned by KarmaCheck shows how AI is transforming credentialing by automating manual tasks, detecting fraud in real time, and accelerating safe…
EMS Company Says Background Check Didn’t Reveal Nathan Mitchell’s Past Trouble
Quality EMS leaders said former EMT Nathan Mitchell, now accused of sexually abusing four boys, passed all required background and child abuse checks under his legal name. Investigators later learned he previously faced child-related charges in California under…
CT Nurse in Fake College Degree Scandal Linked to Prison Inmate’s Overdose Death, Lawsuit Says
Tyler Cole, a 32-year-old inmate, died of a methadone overdose at Connecticut’s Garner Correctional Institution, prompting a lawsuit alleging negligent medical care. One nurse involved, Isaac Folorunsho, held a fraudulent nursing degree from a Florida school under…





