A 42-year-old former Goliad woman has admitted to posing as a nurse, U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez said in a press release issued Thursday.
Leticia Gallarzo pleaded guilty to five counts of making false statements relating to health care in federal court.
Gallarzo has no medical training, but obtained employment as a registered nurse at two hospitals and three nursing homes in five Texas cities, including Victoria, over a seven-month period. As each employer discovered the deception, Garza would leave the facility and immediately begin seeking work at a medical facility in another city.
Source: Nurse impostor pleads guilty to health care fraud / Victoria Advocate