Christine Muturi Lewis of Mesa was arrested for posing as a nurse using another woman’s license, despite never being licensed herself. She falsely claimed experience in hospice triage and worked at multiple facilities, including NAZ and Golden Rose Hospice. Her fraud was uncovered when a license she submitted was discovered to predate her birth. Lewis faces charges including forgery, fraud, practicing nursing with a fake license, and computer tampering, and was denied bail due to prior convictions.
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Fake Arizona Nurse Used Stolen License to Treat Patients
Jan 27, 2026 | Medical & Pharmaceutical Industry Hiring, Occupational Fraud
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