Episode 117: Florida’s Fake Nurses

<p>These days you can buy almost anything to show proof or record of.. anything you'd need. You can buy fake COVID vaccine cards,  fake college diplomas to say you graduated top of your class from business school, or even fake diplomas saying you went to nursing school. This week, Matt and Carolanne talk about the fake nursing degree scandal that's led to thousands of fake nurses working.. maybe in a hospital near you.</p> <p>Our linktree: linktr.ee/boozedandconfused</p> <p>This week's booze of choice: Josh White Wine (or something, I don't know) and Revolution's Anti-Hero</p> <p>Sources: </p> <ul><li><a href='https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawhitford/2023/02/21/how-thousands-of-nurses-got-licensed-with-fake-degrees/?sh=3d097c2f5c6d'>https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawhitford/2023/02/21/how-thousands-of-nurses-got-licensed-with-fake-degrees/?sh=3d097c2f5c6d</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/fraudulent-nursing-diploma-scheme-leads-federal-charges-against-25-defendants'>https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/fraudulent-nursing-diploma-scheme-leads-federal-charges-against-25-defendants</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fake-nursing-diplomas-issued-florida-alleged-wire-fraud-scheme-justice-department/'>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fake-nursing-diplomas-issued-florida-alleged-wire-fraud-scheme-justice-department/</a></li> <li><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/27/us/florida-nursing-diploma-scam.html'>https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/27/us/florida-nursing-diploma-scam.html</a></li> </ul>