Ontario woman faked nurse credentials to get multiple jobs, police say

Ontario Provincial Police person laid charges related to identity  fraud against a pistillate who allegedly faked nursing credentials to summation employment astatine aggregate healthcare facilities passim the province.

The Huronia West Ontario Provincial Police announced Friday day that they had arrested an unregistered caregiver who is present facing 19 charges related to individuality fraud successful healthcare facilities successful Simcoe County.

Police allege that betwixt September 2020 and April 2024 the pistillate secured employment arsenic a caregiver astatine aggregate healthcare facilities, including semipermanent attraction homes, contempt being unregistered and unqualified to signifier nursing.

Police further allege she obtained employment by falsifying employment applications, certificates, resumes, notation checks, and constabulary checks, utilizing a modified sanction to lucifer progressive nurses with bully standing.

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During that astir four-year period, the pistillate conducted afloat nursing duties, constabulary say. She turned herself into the OPP Huronia West Detachment connected Oct. 24.

The woman, a 33-year-old from Tiny Township, was charged with 5 counts of individuality fraud, six counts of using, dealing, and acting connected forged documents, and 3 counts of battle with a weapon, among different charges.

She was held for a bail proceeding astatine the Ontario Court of Justice successful Barrie.