(The Center Square) – A Colorado grand jury returned a 15-count indictment against Shannon McShane, 57, for alleged use of false credentials to get a state license as a psychologist.
McShane used the license to get jobs with state agencies and to serve as a child and family investigator and parental evaluator in child custody cases throughout the state.
“Defrauding the state of Colorado and engaging in unlicensed practice as a psychologist in a manner that impacts our justice system is a grave breach of public trust,” Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said in statement. “In this case, we are seeking to hold Shannon McShane accountable for her alleged conduct and to send a message that this behavior is intolerable.”
Over six years, McShane allegedly represented herself to state agencies and judicial officers as someone with a Psychology PhD from the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom.
It also let McShane obtain a psychologist licensure from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies. She also used it to become a certified addiction counselor and licensed addiction counselor.