In this episode, we continue our wild dive into nurse identity theft and financial fraud, featuring nurses (and one very ambitious CNA) accused of stealing credit cards, opening lines of credit, forging signatures, and even funding a Brazilian butt lift with a patient’s identity. From fraudulent tax returns and wire fraud to bedside theft and plastic-surgery crime sprees, these cases prove that when a “nurse” makes headlines—it’s always the nurse part that gets emphasized, whether it’s true or not. Dark humor, outrageous scams, and unbelievable HIPAA-breaking true crime await in this round of Hungry Hungry HIPAA.
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Isabel Valdez
Canyon Lake Insider - Nurse suspected of stealing from patient at Temecula Valley Hospital
https://canyonlakeinsider.com/nurse-suspected-of-stealing-from-patient-at-temecula-valley-hospital/
The Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle - Temecula Valley Hospital nurse charged with stealing patient’s credit card
https://hsjchronicle.com/temecula-valley-hospital-nurse-charged-with-stealing-patients-credit-card/
Tangela Lawson Brown
U.S. v. Lawson-Brown - Indictment
https://www.justice.gov/opa/page/file/1036756/dl
United States Secret Service - Local Nurse Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Tax Return Fraud
FIND LAW -UNITED STATES v. LAWSON BROWN (2018)
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-11th-circuit/1957818.html
The HIPAA Journal - Former Nurse Convicted of Theft of Patient Information and Tax Fraud
https://www.hipaajournal.com/nurse-convicted-theft-patient-information-tax-fraud/
Tallahassee Democrat - Former Midway nurse sentenced to 5 years for tax return fraud
Tiffany Nicole Acuna AKA Tiffany Kent - CNA
Volusia Sherriff - In-Home Certified Nursing Assistant Charged With Using Alzheimer's Patient's Identity To Buy Cosmetic Surgery
New York Post - Florida nurse stole Alzheimer patient’s identity to pay for plastic surgery: police
Daytona Beach News Journal - Woman used Deltona Alzheimer's patient's credit on cosmetic surgery
News report from FOX 35 Orlando on You Tube - Florida CNA stole $7,000 from dementia patient for butt lift
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsttU8TQLLI
Body camera video: Florida nursing assistant spent $7K on cosmetic surgeries using patient’s identity, deputies say
https://www.wogx.com/video/1213542
Orlando Sentinel - Volusia nurse assistant allegedly stole patient ID for cosmetic surgery
WFLA News Channel 8 - Florida nurse used Alzheimer’s patient’s identity to get $7,000 in plastic surgery: deputies
Meaww.com - Tiffany Acuna: Florida nurse charged after defrauding Alzheimer's patient, 88, out of $7k to pay for cosmetic surgery
