Virginia Woman Charged for Nurse Impersonation Scheme

Amanda Leeann Porter, a 44-year-old woman from Virginia, has been arrested for impersonating a registered nurse at multiple hospitals in California, including Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank and Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Santa Clarita. Porter, who does not hold a nursing license and is on federal probation for a previous fraud conviction, managed to oversee the care of approximately 60 patients from April to May before being discovered. She had been hired under false identities and managed to receive two paychecks before her termination. Porter has been charged with felony identity theft, false impersonation, and grand theft, and is currently held without bail. Authorities are investigating the extent of her fraudulent activities, as she may have committed similar offenses in other hospitals across Southern California and previously in Virginia in 2017. She is scheduled to appear in court on December 2, 2024.