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Wayland Woman Sentenced to over 6 Years for Posing as a Registered Nurse, Identity Theft
Leticia Gallarzo received a federal prison sentence exceeding six years for identity theft and forging credentials to work as a healthcare provider in multiple states.
- Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney sentenced 51-year-old Leticia Gallarzo to 75 months in federal prison for using stolen identities to work as medical staff.
- Gallarzo pleaded guilty in Oct. 2023 to identity theft after creating false nursing credentials to obtain employment at a Michigan nursing home; she was charged on Sep. 26, 2023.
- She obtained the job via Indeed and rose to unit manager at a Michigan nursing home, performing nursing duties before a prospective employer uncovered her real identity.
- After leaving Michigan in 2024, Gallarzo worked in the Chicago area under a stolen license and was apprehended last September near Los Angeles before being returned to Michigan.
- Her current conviction follows prior 2016 Kent County and 2017 southern Texas convictions, U.S. Attorney Tim VerHey called it a `happy accident` that no one was harmed, while defense lawyer Rachel Frank cited Gallarzo's mental health struggles.
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