Woman who impersonated nurses pleads guilty to fraud, identity theft
Lisa Driscoll, 45, worked under multiple identities
A woman who worked at various long-term care homes in Newfoundland without proper credentials has pleaded guilty to charges of fraud and identity theft.
All told, Lisa Driscoll pleaded guilty to five charges in a St. John's courtroom Monday. That includes two counts of fraud over $5,000, two counts of unlawfully obtaining or possessing another's identity with intent to commit an indictable offence, and one count of failing to comply with a probation order.
Driscoll was not in the courtroom, but was represented by lawyer Candace Summers. The Crown was represented by lawyer Scott Hurley.
Driscoll was charged in January 2023, when investigations by Central Health — a former regional health authority for central Newfoundland — and CBC News revealed she had worked as a registered nurse in several locations across the province under the identity of multiple nurses between March 2021 and July 2022.
She was also on probation when she worked at three nursing homes in St. John's.
CBC News also confirmed Driscoll — while going by the alias Lisa Strickland — was convicted of negligence causing death in Hamilton, Ont. in 2017 after her four-year-old son died. She was sentenced in 2021 to 2½ years in prison, but only served an additional 75 days due to time served before sentencing.
Driscoll's sentencing hearing is scheduled for Sept. 25.
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