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CBS News
23-07-2025
- CBS News
Pennsylvania police ask health care providers for help building case against "imposter nurse"
Pennsylvania State Police are asking healthcare companies to review their employment records, as the investigation into a woman who used false identities to pose as a nurse at healthcare facilities across the state continues. Shannon Womack is believed to have used at least 10 different aliases to pose as an LPN, RN, and nurse supervisor at rehabilitation facilities and nursing homes across the commonwealth. Now, state police are asking healthcare agencies and providers to review their employment records for fraudulent activities that may have involved Womack. Investigators confirmed that Womack used the following names: State police are asking providers to call them at 724-223-5200 if any of those names match their employment records. Womack is facing several charges, including corrupt organizations, endangering the welfare of care, unlawful use of a computer, identity theft, forgery, and theft by unlawful taking. Womack was taken into custody earlier this week after it was learned that she used several different identities to work as a nurse, despite not being a licensed professional. "The investigation showcased Womack was using the identification and nursing certifications from four different confirmed nurses from southern states," state police Trooper Rocco Gagliardi said. "She was acting as this RN for about five years now, and that ranges all the way from George to Connecticut. So, you have a bunch of different states in that range." State police provided at least six facilities in Pennsylvania where Womack worked: She worked anywhere from one to 10 shifts at these facilities, and according to a criminal complaint provided to KDKA-TV, she was placed on a "do not retain" list for reasons including professional misconduct, poor performance, and was accused of stealing drugs in some cases. The investigation began when troopers pulled the 39-year-old woman over in Cecil Township on a regular traffic stop in April. She allegedly provided aliases that had numerous active warrants. "The search warrant of the vehicle showcased multiple forms of ID, a lot of medical records were in the car, and a bunch of prescription medications that were attached to residents in health care homes or nursing home facilities," Gagliardi said.
CBS News
23-07-2025
- CBS News
Pa. State Police asking health care providers for help building case against "imposter nurse"
As the investigation into a woman who used multiple false identities to pose as a nurse at various healthcare facilities across Pennsylvania, state police are asking healthcare companies to review their employment records. Shannon Womack is believed to have used at least 10 different aliases to pose as an LPN, RN, and nurse supervisor at rehabilitation facilities and nursing homes across the commonwealth. Now, state police are asking healthcare agencies and providers to review their employment records for fraudulent activities that may have involved Womack. Investigators confirmed that Womack used the following names: State police are asking providers to call them at 724-223-5200 if any of those names match their employment records. Womack is facing several charges, including corrupt organizations, endangering the welfare of care, unlawful use of a computer, identity theft, forgery, and theft by unlawful taking. Womack was taken into custody earlier this week after it was learned that she used several different identities to work as a nurse, despite not being a licensed professional. "The investigation showcased Womack was using the identification and nursing certifications from four different confirmed nurses from southern states," state police Trooper Rocco Gagliardi said. "She was acting as this RN for about five years now, and that ranges all the way from George to Connecticut. So, you have a bunch of different states in that range." State police provided at least six facilities in Pennsylvania where Womack worked: She worked anywhere from one to 10 shifts at these facilities, and according to a criminal complaint provided to KDKA-TV, she was placed on a "do not retain" list for reasons including professional misconduct, poor performance, and was accused of stealing drugs in some cases. The investigation began when troopers pulled the 39-year-old woman over in Cecil Township on a regular traffic stop in April. She allegedly provided aliases that had numerous active warrants. "The search warrant of the vehicle showcased multiple forms of ID, a lot of medical records were in the car, and a bunch of prescription medications that were attached to residents in health care homes or nursing home facilities," Gagliardi said.
CBS News
09-05-2025
- CBS News
6 charged in crime ring targeting reselling tickets obtained for free from nonprofit, authorities say
Pennsylvania State Police investigators said they cracked a complex organized crime ring where people targeted free tickets to professional and college games. The tickets were meant for disadvantaged kids, and state police said the conspiracy went on for years. What happened? Inside Tickets for Kids Charities in Blawnox, there are pictures of kids in need who benefit from the non-profit organization's mission. "We exist solely to provide experiences to underserved children that they wouldn't otherwise be able to get," executive director Brandice Miller said. "Children also see career opportunities when they are at events," Miller added. "They get to experience joy, it gives them a sense of belonging." State police have filed criminal charges against people accused of stealing those experiences from kids by scamming Tickets for Kids Charities. "The individuals and companies that were being charged exploited Tickets for Kids by utilizing other non-profit organizations to obtain those free donated tickets from Tickets for Kids," Trooper Rocco Gagliardi said on Thursday. Six people, a Pittsburgh ticket sales business and a Johnstown non-profit organization face charges in the scheme. They obtained the free tickets to Steelers, Pirates, Penguins and Pitt games and "either sold them or gave them to their friends or family," Gagliardi said. From 2019 to 2024, court documents say one of the suspects took 7,235 tickets valued at more than $207,000. In another case, state police say a suspect fraudulently ordered 536 tickets to various events worth more than $16,000. "I find it very disheartening that there are individuals out there who would be looking to take advantage of an organization that does work like we do," Miller said.
