More charges have been filed by investigators in a fake nursing degree scam that dates back to 2023, when officials first announced the case.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida named 12 people in connection with the ongoing case, investigators dubbed Phase Two of Operation Nightingale.
More charges filed in fake nursing degree scam affecting 7,300 people
Phase one of the investigation led to charges and the conviction of 30 people in 2023.
Investigators say the defendants created an illegal licensing and employment shortcut for aspiring nurses by selling fraudulent nursing degrees and transcripts…