Lisa Driscoll Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Identity Theft in NL

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A woman who posed as a registered nurse and worked at long-term care homes across Newfoundland without proper credentials has pleaded guilty to multiple charges of fraud and identity theft.

Lisa Driscoll entered guilty pleas to five charges in a St. John’s courtroom on Monday. The charges include two counts of fraud over $5,000, two counts of unlawfully possessing another person’s identity with the intent to commit an indictable offence, and one count of failing to comply with a probation order.

Driscoll, who did not appear in court in person, was represented by her lawyer, Candace Summers. Crown prosecutor Scott Hurley appeared for the Crown.

Driscoll was charged in January 2023 after investigations by Central Health and CBC News revealed she had assumed the identities of multiple nurses to work at care facilities between March 2021 and July 2022. She was on probation during the period in which she worked at three nursing homes in St. John’s.

CBC News also confirmed that Driscoll, under the alias Lisa Strickland, was previously convicted of negligence causing death in 2017 in Hamilton, Ontario, following the death of her four-year-old son. She was sentenced to 2½ years in 2021 but served only 75 additional days due to pre-sentence custody.

Driscoll’s sentencing is scheduled for September 25.

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