Fraudulent Nursing Diploma Scheme Leads to Federal Charges Against 25 Defendants

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There is a lot of reasons this story caught my eye, one of them is mentioned in the article, that being nurses are given automate credibility that they are competent, know they are doing and will properly take care of you. One of the other reasons is because it brought to mind this similar incident with Washington State Troopers obtaining fraudulent credentials which they used to obtain a 2% pay bump for a two-year degree and a 4% increase for a four-year degree: Trooper diplomas reviewed

Because of the breach of the public trust and safety aspects though, these individuals who obtained the fraudulent credentials as well as those who recruited the future nurses and personnel at each of the schools providing the false credentials, are all being charged in federal criminal court with a litany of offenses. One of the news stories indicated that there are 150 individuals here in Washington state who were involved but I do not know if they've been charged or not nor their identities:
Fraudulent Nursing Diploma Scheme Leads to Federal Charges Against 25 Defendants

MIAMI – More than two dozen individuals have been charged in the Southern District of Florida for their alleged participation in a wire fraud scheme that created an illegal licensing and employment shortcut for aspiring nurses.​

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According to three recently unsealed indictments returned by a South Florida federal grand jury and two informations filed by federal prosecutors, defendants engaged in a scheme to sell fraudulent nursing degree diplomas and transcripts obtained from accredited Florida-based nursing schools to individuals seeking licenses and jobs as registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPN/VNs).​

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The bogus diplomas and transcripts qualified purchasers to sit for the national nursing board exam and, after passing it, to obtain licenses and jobs in various states as RNs and LPN/VNs. The overall scheme involved the distribution of more than 7,600 fake nursing diplomas issued by three South Florida-based nursing schools: Siena College in Broward County, Fla., Palm Beach School of Nursing in Palm Beach County, Fla., and Sacred Heart International Institute in Broward County. These schools are now closed.​

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Each defendant faces up to 20 years in prison.​

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Fraudulent Nursing Diploma Scheme Leads to Federal Charges Against 25 Defendants​

 

[MarcATL]

I'm so glad these sons-of-bitches were caught.

 

[shockedcanadian]

Dangerous. Lives are at stakes when unqualified people are making rapid decisions

 

[Doc7505]

Hmmm, I just wonder who would purchase these types of degrees and Licenses? Perhaps someone from a foreign country, or someone running a con?

 

[1srelluc]

Haitians?

Lots of French sounding names in the charging documents.

 

[AMart]

Diploma mills living up to their reputation. It's interesting that we have millions of illegals using stolen and fake SSNs on tax returns and "government" knows who they are where they live and nothing happens to them.