{"id":551470,"date":"2026-01-29T11:43:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/551470\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T11:43:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:43:13","slug":"she-has-no-real-medical-training-but-feds-say-michigan-woman-kept-getting-nurse-jobs-heres-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/551470\/","title":{"rendered":"She has no real medical training, but feds say Michigan woman kept getting nurse jobs — here\u2019s how"},"content":{"rendered":"

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.<\/strong> \u2013 A 51-year-old woman from outside Grand Rapids will spend years in federal prison for repeatedly posing as a licensed nurse<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to authorities<\/a>, Leticia Gallarzo used the Michigan licensing number and name of an actual nurse to secure a job at a Grand Rapids hospice care facility between August 2022 and May 2023.<\/p>\n

This marks the third known conviction for Gallarzo for falsely representing herself as a nurse, with previous convictions in 2016 in Kent County and 2017 in Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Officials confirmed Gallarzo does not have a valid nursing license<\/a>. She claimed to hold a master\u2019s degree in nursing from George Washington University, but federal authorities said she has no formal nursing degree.<\/p>\n

Gallarzo created a fake nursing license, diploma, and identification documents to make it appear to the nursing home that she was trained and licensed as a registered nurse. <\/p>\n

Gallarzo obtained employment by assuming the identity of a registered nurse licensed in Michigan. After being hired, she was promoted to manager, supervising other health care professionals in providing care to nursing home residents.<\/p>\n

Gallarzo performed patient assessments, administered medications, started intravenous lines and carried out other nursing duties. <\/p>\n

She began searching for another nursing job after being demoted when the nursing home noticed her difficulties performing the duties she claimed to be qualified for.<\/p>\n

A potential employer uncovered her true identity and reported her to the authorities.<\/p>\n

She was charged with fraud and aggravated identity theft in September 2023 and pleaded guilty in 2023. <\/p>\n

Before sentencing, she reportedly left Michigan and got jobs in the medical field in Illinois and California, where she was arrested and extradited to Michigan.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Jan. 26, Gallarzo was sentenced to 75 months in prison for creating false medical records indicating she was a licensed registered nurse.<\/p>\n

She was also sentenced for aggravated identity theft after fraudulently assuming the identity of a real nurse licensed in Michigan.<\/p>\n

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