Woman arrested for posing as a nurse and supervising hospital patients

A woman is facing a felony charge after allegedly being hired as a nurse at several California hospitals using “a variety of false identities” despite not having a nursing license, according to Burbank police.

Amanda Leeann Porter, 44, allegedly posed as a registered nurse at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. She allegedly applied for and got a job as a nurse at the medical center and supervised about 60 patients between April 8 and May 8, according to police.

Hospital staff then quickly discovered that she was posing as a real nurse who police said lived out of state.

By the time she was released from the hospital, she had received two paychecks, police said.

She does not have a nursing license and is on federal probation for fraud committed in Virginia, police said.

During their investigation, police discovered that she had previously obtained employment at several local hospitals using several false identities, police said.

Porter was arrested on Nov. 7 after bonding out of jail Los Angeles Police are in custody for a similar act committed at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Santa Clarita.

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County district attorney charged Porter with identity theft, false impersonation and grand theft.

She was arraigned Wednesday and is currently being held without bail at the Los Angeles County Central Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, police said.

Police believe she has committed similar offenses in the Southern California region over the past year and are asking anyone with information to come forward.