Woman who impersonated nurses pleads guilty to fraud, identity theft

Alex Kennedy · CBC News

· Posted: May 12, 2025 1:56 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

A pistillate who worked astatine assorted semipermanent attraction homes successful Newfoundland without due credentials has pleaded blameworthy to charges of fraud and individuality theft.

All told, Lisa Driscoll pleaded blameworthy to five charges in a St. John's courtroom Monday. That includes two counts of fraud implicit $5,000, 2 counts of unlawfully obtaining oregon possessing another's individuality with intent to perpetrate an indictable offence, and 1 number of failing to comply with a probation order.

Driscoll was not successful the courtroom, but was represented by lawyer Candace Summers. The Crown was represented by lawyer Scott Hurley.

Driscoll was charged successful January 2023, erstwhile investigations by Central Health — a erstwhile determination wellness authorization for cardinal Newfoundland — and CBC News revealed she had worked arsenic a registered nurse in respective locations crossed the province under the individuality of aggregate nurses betwixt March 2021 and July 2022.

She was besides connected probation erstwhile she worked astatine 3 nursing homes successful St. John's.

CBC News also confirmed Driscoll — portion going by the alias Lisa Strickland — was convicted of negligence causing decease successful Hamilton, Ont. successful 2017 aft her four-year-old lad died. She was sentenced successful 2021 to 2½ years successful prison, but lone served an further 75 days owed to clip served earlier sentencing.

Driscoll's sentencing proceeding is scheduled for Sept. 25.

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