Woman accused of impersonating a nurse in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS (AP) – A federal grand jury in St. Louis has accused a woman of
impersonating a nurse and spending three months at a hospital’s intensive-care
unit and with elderly psychiatric patients.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports 35-year-old Samantha Rivera is charged
with health care fraud and identity theft. Authorities say she has lived in New
Mexico and St. Louis and now resides in Illinois.

Authorities allege Rivera stole a real nurse’s identity and worked from late
November through February at St. Alexius Hospital.

She has never been licensed as a registered nurse in any state or graduated
from nursing school.

Online court records show that Rivera was charged April 21 in New Mexico with
fraud, forgery and identity theft.

Online court records don’t show whether Rivera has an attorney.

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