She admitted to posing as a nurse in Virginia. Now she's accused of doing the same in California hospitals.
A convicted identity thief who admitted to posing as a nurse in Virginia nearly a decade ago is accused of impersonating nurses in at least two hospitals in Southern California this year, authorities said.
A convicted identity thief who admitted to posing as a nurse in Virginia nearly a decade ago is accused of impersonating nurses in at least two hospitals in Southern California this year, authorities said.
Amanda Porter, 44, was arrested Nov. 7 in connection with a nursing job she obtained at a medical center in Burbank using the identity of a registered nurse who lived out of state, the city’s police department said in a statement Thursday.
Porter, who does not have a nursing license, was charged with identity theft, false impersonation and grand theft, the department said. Jail records show she is being held without bail.
Her lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday.
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif.Google MapsPrior to her arrest in that case, the department said, Porter was in custody over similar allegations linked to a hospital in nearby Santa Clarita, California.
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