Woman To Face Multiple Charges For Impersonation

A woman is set to face multiple charges after she allegedly was hired as a nurse at several California hospitals using a variety of false identities despite not having a nursing license, ABC13 has reported.

According to the Burbank Police Department, 44-year-old Amanda Leeann Porter allegedly impersonated a registered nurse at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank.

According to police, she allegedly applied for and obtained a nursing job at the medical center and was overseeing about 60 patients from April 8 to May 8.

Hospital staff then soon discovered she was impersonating a real registered nurse who lived out of state.

By the time she was terminated from the hospital, she had received two paychecks.

She does not hold a nursing license and is on federal probation for a fraud violation committed in Virginia.

During their investigation, police discovered she had previously obtained employment with various local hospitals using a variety of false identities.

Porter was arrested on Nov. 7 after she bonded out of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s custody for a similar act committed at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Santa Clarita.

Last Tuesday, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office charged Porter with felony identity theft, felony false impersonation and felony grand theft.

She was arraigned on Wednesday and is currently being held without bail at the Los Angeles County Central Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood.

Police believe the woman may have committed similar offenses in the Southern California area over the past year and are asking anyone with information to come forward.