In November 2025, Christine Nyambura Muturi, also known as Christine Lewis, was arrested for allegedly using a stolen nursing license to provide hospice care to vulnerable patients across Arizona. The 41-year-old Mesa resident is accused of securing multiple healthcare jobs by posing as a registered nurse despite having no valid nursing credentials.
According to AZ Family, Muturi was hired at Northern Arizona Hospice (NAZ) in Cottonwood after presenting herself as a “compassionate and highly skilled registered nurse” with more than four years of hospice experience. Her résumé included claims of previous employment as a triage nurse at a Las Vegas hospital between 2019 and 2022, supported by what appeared to be a legitimate multi-state Colorado nursing license.
Her deception went unnoticed until administrators at NAZ conducted a routine credential review and discovered the license she submitted had been issued in 1980—four years before she was born. Investigators determined the license belonged to an older, legitimate nurse who confirmed she had no connection to Muturi. By the time the discrepancy was uncovered, Muturi had already participated in multiple patient visits, including an unsupervised visit on August 15.
When confronted, Muturi resigned, but she continued her scheme by securing another hospice job at Golden Rose Hospice in Mesa. NAZ subsequently filed a police report with the Cottonwood Police Department, prompting a wider investigation.
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office later confirmed that Muturi had never been licensed as a registered nurse in any U.S. state. On November 13, 2025, an undercover agent met with her regarding a proposed hospice facility. During the meeting, Muturi once again falsely claimed to hold an active nursing license, giving investigators sufficient probable cause to arrest her at her Mesa home.
Muturi has a history of fraud-related allegations, including her previous work in Kenya as a director at Westwick College, where complaints involved unpaid staff and concerns over misleading education programs that promised job opportunities abroad. Although online rumors suggest additional financial misconduct, those claims have not been substantiated in official records.
She now faces multiple felony charges, including:
Forgery
Fraud schemes
Practicing nursing with a fraudulent license
Computer tampering
In Arizona, forgery is a Class 4 felony carrying a presumptive sentence of 2.5 years for first-time offenders. Muturi’s prior criminal history—including arrests for domestic battery in Las Vegas and fugitive-from-justice charges in Los Angeles—may influence sentencing if she is convicted.
As this case progresses through the courts, it highlights the need for healthcare providers to strengthen hiring and credential verification processes to protect patients from unqualified individuals.
