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Fake Nurse Faces Up to 100 Years in Prison, Indicted on 34 Counts

Jun 18, 2026 | Medical & Pharmaceutical Industry Hiring, Occupational Fraud

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 facilities. The New Mexico Department of Justice alleges Gonzalez dispensed narcotics to eight juvenile inpatient residents and nearly administered an incorrect insulin dose that could have killed a patient. If convicted, Gonzalez faces up to 100 years in prison. The case has been referred to courts in both Las Cruces and El Paso, where she allegedly tried to land additional nursing jobs using other nurses’ identities.

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