Online tracking is available 24/7. The Palm Beach County school, which operated on 2695 N. Military Trail in West Palm Beach, offered an Associate in Science degree. Recruiters would bring "students" from other states to get the "shortcut" documents from the South Florida school. Campus District Upcoming Events april27 Have a question about Government Services? Brown, along with several students, left the program when they realized it was a scam. The diploma and transcripts arrived less than two weeks later from Palm Beach School of Nursing, showing a 3.4 grade point average. Lapointe added that "a fraud scheme like this erodes public trust in our health care system.". If you attended a school that was destroyed in a natural disaster or by other unexpected means and credentials were not digitally stored outside of the institution, speak with the Registrar at your prospective school for guidance. The bleeding here is to stop those schools from being able to put more fraudulent diplomas out in the public sphere.". Many of those people may lose their certification but likely won't be criminally charged, federal officials said. NOTICE: Under Florida law, email addresses are public record. The other 10 charged were listed as recruiters, including seven from New Jersey or New York. Latest posts by Amanda Bucceri Androus, RN, BSN. to request a transcript. Your email address will not be published. In fact, the aspiring nurses never completed the necessary courses and clinicals. Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations In 2021, an undercover FBI employee met with Fort Lauderdale businessman Geralda Adrien at her Fort Lauderdale office. The overall scheme involved the distribution of more than 7,600 fake nursing diplomas issued at a cost of about $114 million. all right, chris, thank you. From April 2016 to July 2021, at least seven nurses obtained fake diplomas from the Palm Beach School of Nursing, Sunshine Academy, Quisqeya and Florida College of Health, which were all owned by Johanah Napoleon. The overall scheme involved the distribution of more than 7,600 fake nursing diplomas issued by three South Florida-based nursing schools, Miami, Florida More than two dozen individuals have been charged in the Southern District of Florida for their alleged participation in a wire fraud scheme that created an illegal licensing and employment shortcut for aspiring nurses. Phone: (561)683-1400. No students were named in the indictments. "Tuition, I paid $16,000, not to mention I had to pay $99 to sit the exam," Brown said. According to the court documents, the nursing applicants used the fake diplomas and transcripts they purchased from the owner and employees of Palm Beach School of Nursing to obtain RN. The philosophy of the School of Nursing at Palm Beach Atlantic University is one that is Christ-centered and focused on the success of the students . "What do we learn when somebody gets injured? For more information, visitpalmbeachstate.edu/admissions/credit-by-exam. What is disturbing about this investigation is that there are over 7,600 people around the country with fraudulent nursing credentials who are potentially in critical health care roles treating patients. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. The Department of Justice along with the Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General carried out the investigation, dubbed Operation Nightingale. Siena College, Palm Beach School of Nursing and Sacred Heart International Institute - all based in south Florida - combined to distribute more than 7,600 fraudulent diplomas worth over.
