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A man in East Hartford, Connecticut, posed as a doctor without a valid medical license, examining patients and prescribing medications at Silver Lane Medical Group while his employer, Dr. Sultan Quraishi, allegedly knew of the deception. State investigators say the scheme, tied to Medicaid fraud and fraudulent billing, ran from 2021 to 2025. Both the […]
A Michigan woman, Leticia Gallarzo, was sentenced to 75 months in federal prison for repeatedly posing as a licensed registered nurse by using fake credentials and another person’s identity to obtain health‑care jobs, including in Michigan, Illinois, and California. This marked her third conviction for impersonating a nurse after earlier convictions in Michigan and Texas. Authorities […]
A Watford City, North Dakota med spa owner, Kendra Cain, was arrested for posing as a registered nurse without a medical license, allegedly using a staff member’s credentials to schedule patients, order medications, and perform IV treatments. A patient nurse later reported unsafe IV practices, including being coached through the procedure and seeing air in […]
A Florida woman, Autumn Bardisa, was arrested for allegedly posing as a registered nurse and treating over 4,400 hospital patients without a valid license at AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway. Authorities say she used another person’s nursing license number and false credentials to secure and maintain employment from mid-2023 until January 2025. She now faces multiple […]
Three former operators of South Florida nursing schools pleaded guilty as part of a crackdown on “diploma mill” operations that sold fraudulent nursing diplomas and transcripts, allowing buyers to bypass proper training and licensure requirements. The scheme, uncovered under “Operation Nightingale,” involved fake credentials from now-closed schools that helped people sit for nursing board exams […]
Connecticut health officials suspended two nurses’ licenses and accepted a third’s surrender after finding she lied about where she earned her nursing degree, part of a broader national diploma fraud linked to “Operation Nightingale.” The state Board of Examiners for Nursing revealed the nurse misrepresented her school to obtain licensure. The action adds to ongoing […]
A Boise, ID nursing program employed an unlicensed instructor to teach for more than 10 months; despite student concerns, he lacked basic nursing knowledge. Multiple students raised red flags, and a former assistant dean who investigated the instructor’s nonexistent license says she was fired after reporting it to leadership and the Idaho Attorney General. Regulators […]
The Global Background Screener
The Background Buzz!
(U.S. Background Screening
E-Magazine)