一名男子利用被窃身份在6个家中担任护士,赚取172 920英镑,并被判处40个月监禁。
A man used a stolen identity to work as a nurse in six homes, earning £172,920, and was sentenced to 40 months in prison.
Ashton Guramatunhu, 46岁,因在2015年至2019年期间在英格兰东北部的六所护理院以欺诈手段利用另一个男子的身份担任注册护士,被判处40个月监禁。
Ashton Guramatunhu, 46, was sentenced to 40 months in prison for fraudulently using another man’s identity to work as a registered nurse at six care homes in northeast England from 2015 to 2019.
尽管他有犯罪记录,禁止他从事保健工作,但他利用一名真正的护士的被盗身份赚取了约172 920英镑的收入。
He earned about £172,920 using the stolen identity of a real nurse, despite having a criminal record that barred him from healthcare work.
该骗局是2019年1月发现的,当时护理和助产士委员会就他从未经历过的一起事件与合法护士进行了联系,促使克利夫兰和Cheshire警方进行调查。
The scam was uncovered in January 2019 when the legitimate nurse was contacted by the Nursing and Midwifery Council about an incident he never experienced, prompting an investigation by Cleveland and Cheshire Police.
Guramatunhu对虚假陈述的欺诈表示认罪,当局强调病人安全面临严重风险,在保健工作人员中需要加强身份核查。
Guramatunhu pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation, with authorities highlighting the serious risks to patient safety and the need for stronger identity verification in healthcare staffing.