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A grand jury has indicted Margarita Gonzalez on 34 counts, including identity theft, nursing without a license, abuse of a resident, distribution of controlled substances to a minor, and fraud, after investigators say she worked as an unlicensed nurse at four…
A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to prison after impersonating a nurse, nurse practitioner, and physician at multiple assisted living facilities. Investigators said he worked at nine locations using fraudulent credentials, despite lacking proper medical training….
A Maryland man, Patrick Nwaokwu, was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for running a $1.5 million scheme selling fake nursing diplomas, transcripts, and licenses. Prosecutors said he helped unqualified individuals obtain credentials and pass exams, allowing…
Traditional reference checks are no longer sufficient for employers trying to verify job candidates. While asking “when can we contact your references?” was once a standard step, it has become less reliable due to fabricated references, coached responses, and…
A Florida woman, Autumn Bardisa, was sentenced after posing as a licensed nurse and treating more than 4,400 patients at a Palm Coast hospital without proper credentials. She obtained the job by using another nurse’s license number and falsified information, working…
Checkr has launched Checkr IDV, a biometric identity verification tool built with technology from Socure to help employers prevent hiring fraud. The system verifies candidate identities using facial biometrics, liveness detection, document analysis, and device…
An Arkansas woman was sentenced after posing as a licensed nurse using a stolen license. Authorities discovered she had worked in multiple healthcare facilities without proper credentials, putting patients at risk. She pleaded guilty to charges including fraud and…
A former South Florida nursing director, Stephanie Dorisca, was ordered to forfeit her Boston-area condo after being convicted in a major fake-diploma scheme. Dorisca helped sell nearly 1,000 fraudulent nursing diplomas and transcripts through the Techni-Pro…
When an employer discovers an employee has misrepresented their identity — such as using a stolen name, SocialSecurity number, or AI-altered identity — it must act quickly to terminate access, preserve evidence, and conduct aforensic review of system activity. If…
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….