‘Disturbing’: Florida woman arrested for implementing a nurse; Treatment of more than 4,000 patients

According to the Fox News report, a Palm Coast woman has been arrested for allegedly implementing a nurse in Florida and treating thousands of patients.The suspect, known as 29 -year -old Sharad Bardisa, was taken into custody at his home wearing a medical scrub, according to the Flagler County Sheriff Office. Officials say she presents as a licensed nurse and provides medical care to over 4,400 individuals between June 2024 and January 2025.Officials said that during this period he did not have a valid nursing license.“This is one of the most troubled cases of medical fraud which we have ever investigated,” Sheriff Rick Stelli said, Miami Herald said.The arrest followed a seven -month long investigation by the state and federal health agencies. Hospital officials said Bardisa allegedly used someone else’s nursing license number and presented incorrect documents to get a post as an advanced nurse technician, claiming that she was a registered nurse.Bardisa began working in the Adventh Palm Coast Parkway in July 2023, but her contract was abolished in January 2025 following internal concerns raised by hospital staff. Officials said that Bardisa initially applied for the post under the title of “Education First” registered nurse, who is a category for candidates who have completed nursing schools, but have not yet passed the National License Examination, officials said, Fox News said.He later claimed to have allegedly passed the exam and presented a license number related to a nurse with the same name, but a different last name.The investigation led by the coordination by the Florida Department of Health and US Department of Health and Human Services included interviews with hospital personnel and licensed nurses whose credentials Bardisa was allegedly using. Officials said that when both women studied in the same nursing school, they did not know each other personally.She claimed that she recently got married and changed her last name to justify discrepancies about her identity. However, when he asked, he never gave a marriage certificate.He was allegedly offered promotion in January 2025, raising doubts among colleagues. One of them examined his credentials and revealed that he had organized only an expired certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license. The findings were then informed to the hospital administrators, Fox News.Further investigation found that Bardisa never submitted appropriate documents to verify her identity. In response, Edivethhalth ended its contract and informed the Sheriff Office, causing a broad criminal investigation.Now he has been accused of seven hooliganism in seven cases of practice of medicine without license and identifying seven cases. He is currently being organized in Sheriff Perry Hall Prisoner Detention Facility on a bond of $ 70,000.“For the great investigative work between our detectives and the office of the State Attorney, 7th circuit of Florida, RJ Lariza, with our state and federal partners, he will now be held accountable to his careless and dangerous tasks,” stall said, “Fox News said.