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Yahoo
09-08-2025
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Bodycam shows Florida ‘fake nurse' taken into custody
Flagler County Sheriff's Office body-cam video captures deputies arriving at Autumn Bardisa's Palm Coast home, confronting the scrub-clad suspect (Credit: Flagler County Sheriff's Office/TMX) Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
09-08-2025
- Yahoo
Florida woman allegedly posed as a licensed nurse, treated more than 4K patients: Sheriff
PALM COAST, Fla. (WJW) – A woman accused of impersonating a licensed nurse and treating thousands of patients at a Florida hospital was arrested by sheriff's deputies this week. According to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office, 29-year-old Autumn Bardisa, of Palm Coast, was taken into custody on Tuesday. Investigators said she had active arrest warrants for seven counts of practicing a health care profession without a license and seven counts of fraudulent use of personal identification information. The arrest came after a seven-month investigation that began in January. At the time, hospital officials told investigators that they fired Bardisa 'for impersonating a registered nurse by utilizing another individual's license number and submitting false documentation to be employed as an advanced nurse technician at AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway in Palm Coast,' the sheriff's office wrote in a press release. Hoban teacher facing sex charges involving students turns himself in to Akron police According to hospital officials, Bardisa was hired as an advanced nurse tech in July 2023, working under a registered nurse. Investigators said Bardisa told them she was an 'education first' registered nurse, which means she supposedly finished the required schooling to become a registered nurse but still needed to pass the national exam to get her license. Bardisa allegedly told the hospital system that she passed the exam during the hiring process and showed a license number matching her first name with a different last name, investigators said. 'Bardisa attempted to explain the discrepancy, stating that she had recently gotten married and had a new last name,' the sheriff's office said. 'Bardisa was then asked to provide her marriage license to AdventHealth, which she never did.' Hospital officials said Bardisa was promoted in January 2025, but they started an internal investigation after discovering that she had an expired license belonging to a certified nursing assistant. Bardisa, who investigators said still hadn't provided her marriage license, was fired on Jan. 22. AdventHealth reached out to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office, leading to a criminal investigation. During the seven-month investigation, detectives learned that Bardisa was using the stolen identity of a nurse who worked at another AdventHealth hospital. Detectives said the two didn't know each other personally, but they reportedly went to school together. Mom of 4 missing for a week, not found after forest search According to detectives, Bardisa treated more than 4,400 patients between June 2024 and January 2025 without having a valid nursing license. She is currently being held at the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility on a $70,000 bond, the sheriff's office said. 'This is one of the most disturbing cases of medical fraud we've ever investigated,' Sheriff Rick Staly said in the release. 'This woman potentially put thousands of lives at risk by pretending to be someone she was not and violating the trust of patients, their families, AdventHealth and an entire medical community. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
News.com.au
08-08-2025
- News.com.au
Fake nurse arrested, accused of treating over 4000 patients
A woman has been arrested in the US after she allegedly posed as a registered nurse and provided medical services to 4486 patients without a valid license. Autumn Bardisa came under police investigation after the Florida hospital where she worked fired her amid suspicions about her qualifications. Investigators from Flagler County Sheriff's Office found the 29-year-old from Palm Coast, a major city in Florida, had been treating thousands of patients between June 2024 and January 2025. 'This is one of the most disturbing cases of medical fraud we've ever investigated,' Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said. Bardisa was employed at AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway in Palm Coast from July 2023 until January 2025. She is accused of submitting fraudulent documents and providing a licence number that belonged to a nurse with the same first name, who worked at a different AdventHealth hospital. She explained the discrepancy by saying she recently got married and changed her surname, officials said. She was asked to show her marriage licence, but never provided it. In January, Bardisa was offered a promotion. However, a co-worker reported her to authorities after discovering that the nursing assistant licence she used for employment had expired. Her contract was then terminated, and a seven-month criminal investigation began. Bardisa was arrested at her home in Palm Coast on Wednesday while she was in her car wearing her scrubs, with bodycam footage showing the moment of her arrest. 'What's going on?' she asked the sheriffs, before saying, 'My child's across the street.' She faces seven felony counts of practising a healthcare profession without a license and seven counts of fraudulent use of personal identification, corresponding to seven months of alleged impersonation. 'This woman potentially put thousands of lives at risk by pretending to be someone she was not and violating the trust of patients, their families, AdventHealth and an entire medical community,' Sheriff Staly said. Bardisa is in custody at Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility, on a bond of $A107,000.
Toronto Sun
08-08-2025
- Toronto Sun
A Florida woman posed as a nurse and treated thousands of unsuspecting patients, officials say
Published Aug 08, 2025 • 1 minute read This photo provided by Flagler County Sheriff's Office in Florida shows Autumn Bardisa. (Flagler County Sheriff's Office via AP) AP PALM COAST, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman is accused of posing as a licensed nurse and giving medical care to thousands of patients, authorities said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Autumn Marie Bardisa, 29, of Palm Coast, participated in medical services involving 4,486 people from June 2024 until January 2025, the Flagler County Sheriff's Office said. 'This is one of the most disturbing cases of medical fraud we've ever investigated,' Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said in announcing the arrest. Bardisa was apprehended in the driveway of her home Tuesday and is jailed on multiple charges that include practicing health care without a license, sheriff's officials said. She's being held on $70,000 bond and is due in court for a Sept. 2 arraignment. No lawyer who could speak on behalf of Bardisa was listed in local court records. The sheriff's office said Bardisa used another health care worker's license number and submitted false documentation in order to be employed as an advanced nurse technician at AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway in Palm Coast. 'This woman potentially put thousands of lives at risk by pretending to be someone she was not and violating the trust of patients, their families, AdventHealth and an entire medical community,' Staly said. Officials say they've set up a special email, fakenursecase↕ and are asking anyone who thinks they might have been a victim in the case to email the sheriff's office. Palm Coast is about 60 miles (97 kilometres) south of Jacksonville, Florida. Toronto Blue Jays Tennis Editorials Ontario MLB
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08-08-2025
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Florida woman faked her way into a nursing job — then it all unraveled, charges say
A Florida woman posed as a nurse and treated thousands of patients before getting caught in the lie, leading to her arrest and criminal charges, authorities said. Autumn Bardisa, 29, was accused of submitting fake records to get a job at a hospital in Palm Coast, a city of about 100,000 in Flagler County. She treated or helped treat nearly 4,500 patients between June 2024 and January 2025, when she was fired after her ruse unraveled, the Flagler County Sheriff's Office said. Bardisa was charged with seven counts of practicing a health care profession without a license and seven counts of fraudulent use of personal identification information, each a third-degree felony that carries up to five years in prison, the sheriff's office said. She was arrested on Aug. 5 while wearing medical scrubs, a photo released by the sheriff's office showed. She is being held on a $70,000 bond, jail records show. 'This is one of the most disturbing cases of medical fraud we've ever investigated,' Sheriff Rick Staly said in a statement. It wasn't immediately clear if Bardisa had an attorney who could comment on her behalf. How did Florida woman get hired as a nurse? According to the sheriff's office, investigators learned that Bardisa was hired by the AdventHealth hospital in Palm Coast in July 2023 as an advanced nurse tech, working under supervision of a registered nurse. In her application, Bardisa said she had completed the required education for nursing but hadn't yet passed the national exam to obtain a license. During the course of her hiring, she told the hospital she had completed the exam and provided a license number, the sheriff's office said. The license number matched a registered nurse who had the same first name but a different last name, which Bardisa told the hospital was because she had recently gotten married. AdventHealth asked her to provide her marriage license, but she never did. During her time on the job, Bardisa participated in medical services to 4,486 people despite never actually holding a valid nursing license, the sheriff's office said. Bardisa seemed to do very well at her job, Staly told the Daytona Beach News-Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network, in an interview. She did so well that she eventually was up for a promotion. That's when things unraveled, he said. How Bardisa got caught, officials say In January 2025, Bardisa was offered a promotion. That's when a fellow employee checked Bardisa's license. The employee discovered that Bardisa had a certified nursing assistant license, which had expired, the sheriff's office stated. The employee reported her discovery to administrators. AdventHealth investigated and found that Bardisa had not provided her marriage license as she had been asked to do. Administrators fired Bardisa on Jan. 22, 2025, and the hospital contacted the sheriff's office. Investigators found that the license number Bardisa provided belonged to another nurse. Flagler County Sheriff's Office detectives and investigators with the Florida Department of Health and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 'determined that Bardisa shared a first name with the other nurse, who was employed by AdventHealth, but at a different hospital, and had attended school with her,' the sheriff's office said. But the two women did not know each other. Staly said in the phone interview that the nurse whose credentials Bardisa used for her fraud works at an AdventHealth hospital in South Florida. He said Bardisa graduated from Rasmussen University, which according to its website, has campuses in Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. Staly said Bardisa was going to be promoted to "charge nurse" when the hospital uncovered her deceit. A charge nurse supervises their specific nursing unit and ensures that nurses perform operations "smoothly and efficiently" within the department, according to the American Nurses Association website. "I guess her degree is in this area," Staly said. "But that doesn't make it right for you to steal someone's identity and pretend that you are a registered licensed nurse." Lindsay Cashio, AdventHealth's executive director of communications for the region, told the News-Journal in an email that the hospital does not comment on personnel or pending legal matters. After firing, Bardisa became a real registered nurse After she was fired, Bardisa passed her state test and became a registered nurse, receiving her license on Feb. 18. Staly said the state might revoke her license due to the accusations against her. 'This woman potentially put thousands of lives at risk by pretending to be someone she was not and violating the trust of patients, their families, AdventHealth and an entire medical community," Staly said, calling her actions "reckless and dangerous." Staly said his office is not aware of "any injury or death that occurred while she was working for AdventHealth that was related to any care that she provided." He said the state decided to charge Bardisa with one count of each charge for each of the seven months she committed the fraud because it would bog down the legal system to charge her with 4,486 counts. "I give credit that she eventually got caught by AdventHealth and they reported it instead of trying to hide it like some corporations might try to do," Staly said. "I won't speak for AdventHealth but clearly there's a follow-up flaw in their onboarding process. Ask for proof that she got married and she never provided it." The sheriff's office asked anyone who believed they might be a victim to email fakenursecase@ for information. Fake nurses and doctors arrested in several states Fake nurses and doctors have been caught in several states in recent years, leading to multiple arrests. Earlier this year, a New York man was arrested after prosecutors said he posed as a doctor and performed a botched cosmetic surgery in his apartment, leaving a woman brain dead. She later died. Felipe Hoyos Foronda then tried to flee the country but was nabbed at an airport and charged with assault and unauthorized practice of a profession. Last month, police in Pennsylvania arrested Shannon Nicole Womack, who they said used at least 20 aliases to work as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse and registered nurse supervisor to care for patients at rehabilitation and nursing homes without proper licenses. More arrests have have been documented in Ohio, Michigan and Mississippi. Federal prosecutors in May charged a New York man, Kevin M. Whitman, with distributing and dispensing a controlled substance and fraud after they said he pretended to be a doctor and used someone else's credentials to issue 177 prescriptions of controlled substances including oxycodone. This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Florida woman faked her way into a nursing job, charges say Solve the daily Crossword
