A Virginia woman who police say posed as a nurse and treated dozens of patients at multiple Los Angeles area hospitals now faces felony charges.
Amanda Leeann Porter, 44, has been charged with one felony count each of unauthorized use of personal identifying information, false personation and grand theft, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday night.
Porter is accused of stealing the identity of an out-of-state nurse to secure employment at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, overseeing as many as 60 patients over the course of one month from April to May 2024.
Porter, who does not hold a nursing license, allegedly collected two paychecks before being terminated after her deception was discovered.
The charges filed against the Virginia woman include allegations that she acted with “planning, sophistication, and professionalism,” and exploited a position of trust to commit the offenses.