A Virginia lady, who was allegedly posing as a nurse and treating sufferers at a number of Southern California hospitals, has been arrested after a monthslong investigation, in keeping with Burbank police.
Amanda Leeann Porter, 44, was arrested after an investigation decided she was impersonating an actual registered nurse, who lived out-of-state, and had been working at Los Angeles County hospitals and not using a license.
In Could 2024, Burbank police acquired a report a couple of lady who allegedly impersonated a registered nurse at Windfall Saint Joseph Medical Heart.
Over the subsequent few months, investigators have been in a position to establish the lady as Porter, who utilized for and obtained the nursing place at Saint Joseph Medical Heart.
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The Burbank Police Division has arrested Amanda Porter, 44, of Virginia, who allegedly impersonated a nurse and had been working and not using a license at Los Angeles County hospitals. (Burbank Police Division)
Police mentioned Porter oversaw roughly 60 sufferers that got here underneath her care between April 8 and Could 8. By the point Porter was terminated, police mentioned she acquired two paychecks for the time she was fraudulently employed.
Porter doesn’t maintain a nursing license and is on federal probation for a fraud violation dedicated within the State of Virginia, in keeping with Burbank police.
Through the investigation, detectives additionally discovered that Porter continued to acquire employment with varied LA-area hospitals utilizing a wide range of false identities.
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The Burbank Police Division acquired a report of a feminine who allegedly impersonated a registered nurse at Windfall Saint Joseph Medical Heart. (Google Earth)
“It’s believed that Porter could have dedicated extra comparable offenses within the Southern California space throughout the previous yr,” police mentioned in a information launch.Â
On Nov. 7, Burbank police arrested Porter in reference to an arrest warrant after she bonded out of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division custody for the same violation she allegedly dedicated at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Santa Clarita.
Expenses for id theft, false impersonation and grand theft have been filed in opposition to Porter 5 days later. She was then arraigned on Nov. 13 and is being held with out bail.
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The Burbank Police Division requested that anybody with extra details about Porter or this case contact their workplace at 818-238-3210. (Burbank Police Division Fb)
Windfall Saint Joseph Medical Heart acknowledged the investigation and launched the following assertion to FOX 11 LA in regards to the arrest.
“Windfall Saint Joseph Medical Heart appreciates the diligence of Burbank police detectives in apprehending Amanda Porter, who was employed final spring by the hospital as a nurse, however was promptly terminated as soon as it was decided that her nursing credentials had been falsified,” the assertion learn.
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“Hospital officers promptly notified the suitable state and native authorities in addition to every affected person for whom she’d supplied care. Windfall Saint Joseph is dedicated to high quality and security to make sure the very best look after our sufferers. As a brand new rent, this worker was in her orientation part, and as such, was partnered with a coaching nurse throughout the 5 nursing shifts she labored in our hospital.”
The Burbank Police Division is encouraging anybody with extra details about this case to contact their workplace at 818-238-3210.
Fox Information Digital reached out to Windfall Saint Joseph Medical Heart, however didn’t instantly obtain a response.Â
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