Overview
- U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney sentenced Leticia Gallarzo to 75 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and $81,769 in restitution.
- She pleaded guilty in October 2023 to fraud and aggravated identity theft after using a stolen identity and forged credentials to secure nursing work.
- Prosecutors said she worked at a Michigan nursing home from August 2022 to May 2023 under a stolen identity, was promoted to unit manager, and performed tasks such as administering medications and starting IVs.
- While on bond awaiting sentencing, she left Michigan in 2024 and obtained jobs in Illinois and California under another person’s credentials, including administering Botox, before her September 2024 arrest near Los Angeles.
- Authorities said this is her third conviction for posing as a nurse, with prior cases in Michigan in 2016 and in Texas in 2017, and noted no confirmed patient harm despite significant risk.