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Newfoundland police accuse woman of stealing identities to work as nurse in care homes

January 24, 2023  By The Canadian Press


Jan. 24, 2023, St. John’s, Nfld. – A woman is accused of stealing people’s identities to work in long-term care homes in Newfoundland and Labrador.

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says 43-year-old Lisa Driscoll fraudulently obtained nursing positions in St. John’s under several surnames, including O’Driscoll, Strickland and Harris.

Driscoll was arrested Monday and faces a bevy of charges including fraud, identify theft, perjury, breach of probation and breach of the Licensed Practical Nurses Act.

Meanwhile, RCMP in Gander, N.L., say the accused – whom they identify as Lisa Strickland – stole the identity and credentials of a registered nurse to work last fall at a long-term care home in the town about 200 kilometres northwest of St. John’s.

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The Mounties say that during the accused’s employment, prescription medication was stolen from the care home.

They say she faces charges of identity fraud and theft under $5,000.


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