A 44-year-old woman suspected of impersonating a registered nurse at a Burbank hospital and overseeing approximately 60 patients before she was discovered is due back in court next month on identity theft and other charges.
Amanda Leeann Porter, a resident of Virginia, allegedly carried out similar scams at other Southland hospitals, according to the Burbank Police Department. Porter was arrested by Burbank police Nov. 7 after she posted bond following a similar offense allegedly carried out at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Santa Clarita.
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Burbank police said that in April, Porter allegedly impersonated an out-of-state registered nurse and obtained a nursing position at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center. Over the next month, she oversaw about 60 patients, police said.
“Hospital staff soon discovered Porter was impersonating a real registered nurse, who lived out of state,” the police department said in a statement. “By the time Porter was terminated, she received two paychecks for the time she was fraudulently employed.”…