Washington State Board of Nursing
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News Release: Updated schools associated with Florida investigation Operation Nightingale | Washington State Board of Nursing
These schools have been identified ... bodies to carefully review any license applications associated with graduates of these programs. ... Azure College, Inc. ... Florida College of Health Science, Inc....
Texas Board of Nursing
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Operation Nightingale Press Releases
The five schools are: Carleen Institute of South Florida, West Palm Beach (#5075) ... Additionally, the Commission voted to deny an application for change of ownership for Suncoast College of Health in Bradenton (#3214). Therefore, this institution must teach-out all currently enrolled students ...
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Office of the Professions
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Interim Update re: Florida Nursing Schools Investigation | Office of the Professions
Information currently available to the State Education Department regarding the “Operation Nightingale” takedown of fraudulent Florida nursing schools includes the following details about the schools and timeframes involved and their nexus to New York applicants and licensees:
NPR
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Officials are trying to track down nurses with fake degrees from Fla. scheme : NPR
April 24, 2023 - In Florida, more nursing schools are under investigation in connection to a $100 million scheme to sell fake nursing diplomas. Federal investigators initially zeroed in on three schools, and now the state is looking into seven others.
Miami Herald
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Stuck in licensing limbo, Florida nursing students want answers. They’re not getting them
March 17, 2024 - Aspiring nurse Jasiel Vilarino who passed the NCLEX but was denied his license due to an investigation into his school and subsequently lost his job at HCA Florida Mercy Hospital in Coconut Grove, Florida on Friday, March 1, 2024 D.A.
DC Health
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August 3, 2023 Un-Approved Nursing Education Programs
Carleen Health Institute of South Florida · Censa International College · Evolution Health Academy · Gwinnett Institute · Hosanna College of Health · Ideal Professional Institute · Jay College of Health Sciences · Med-Life Institute · Medical Prep Institute of Tampa Bay · Palm Beach ...
Washington State Board of Nursing
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Names of Florida-based schools related to WABON's actions to rescind licenses and deny applications | Washington State Board of Nursing
In conjunction with an ongoing investigation into the legitimacy of multiple Florida-based nursing schools, the Washington Board of Nursing's (WABON) actions to rescind licenses or deny licensure to applicants have been associated with academic credentials from the following Florida-based nursing ...
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Nursing Degree Scheme Results in More Than 7,600 Fraudulent Nurses, 3 School Closures, 7 Schools Halting Graduations and Enrollments - Home Care Association of Florida
April 4, 2025 - As part of the scheme, over 7,600 fake nursing diplomas and transcripts were distributed by three South Florida schools: Sacred Heart International Institute, Siena College, and Palm Beach School of Nursing.
Iowa Capital Dispatch
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Another Iowa nurse loses her license in national diploma-mill scandal • Iowa Capital Dispatch
January 8, 2024 - Court records indicate the 2022 criminal investigation of the owners and administrators at several Florida nursing schools led to the accusations against Paye, who attended one of the schools, Med-Life Institute, for 10 months when it was fully ...
ND Board of Nursing
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Notice to Graduates of Certain Florida-based Nursing Education Programs – ND Board of Nursing
January 28, 2025 - The NDBON has been closely reviewing applications associated with certain Florida-based nursing schools in conjunction with an ongoing investigation into the legitimacy of multiple Florida-based nursing programs. These schools have been identified as participants in the scheme to issue fraudulent nursing diplomas and supporting documents through a federal investigation (FBI) known as Operation Nightingale.
The Health Law Firm
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List of Florida Nursing Schools Issuing Phony Diplomas in Operation Nightingale Increases to 19 | The Health Law Firm Blog
March 14, 2024 - A recent announcement by the Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission (NCQAC), now known as the Washington State Board of Nursing, has listed 19 Florida schools that it states are or were involved in the fraudulent scheme investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as “Operation Nightingale.”
The Health Law Firm
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List of Phony Florida Nursing Schools in FBI's Operation Nightingale Investigation Now Over 21 Schools - The Health Law Firm
June 10, 2024 - Palm Beach School of Nursing Quisqueya Health Care Academy Quisqueya School of Nursing Sacred Heart International Institute Inc. Siena College of Health Siena College of Health II LLC Siena Education Center LLC Sigma College Sigma Institute ...
USA Today
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Florida nursing schools sold thousands of fake diplomas totaling $100M
January 30, 2023 - Siena College, Palm Beach School of Nursing and Sacred Heart International Institute – all based in south Florida – combined to distribute more than 7,600 fraudulent diplomas worth over $100 million or roughly $15,000 per diploma, federal ...
Department of Justice
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Southern District of Florida | Fraudulent Nursing Diploma Scheme Leads to Federal Charges Against 25 Defendants | United States Department of Justice
July 20, 2023 - The overall scheme involved the ... nursing schools: Siena College in Broward County, Fla., Palm Beach School of Nursing in Palm Beach County, Fla., and Sacred Heart International Institute in Broward County....
BestColleges
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Florida Nursing School Fake Diploma Trial Gets Going | BestColleges.com
December 11, 2023 - The Florida Board of Nursing first revoked the license of the Palm Beach School of Nursing in 2017 due to low scores on nurse licensing exams. But the for-profit school continued to operate illegally for years, according to reports.
Hahnahwilliams
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Contact a Nurse Turned Attorney - Operation Nightingale Lawyer - Hahnah Williams, Attorney at Law, PC
June 13, 2024 - In early 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the prosecution of a massive fake nursing diploma scheme against three Florida-based nursing schools. The investigation has now expanded to include several schools of nursing. The enforcement action resulted in the execution of search warrants in Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Texas, and Florida, and 25 individuals being charged for their involvement in the fraud scheme.
Becker's Hospital Review
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Florida pauses enrollment at 7 nursing schools amid degree scheme ...
February 15, 2023 - The seven nursing schools were ordered to cease graduation and enrollment through at least March 31. Of these seven, four have voluntarily ceased all operations for an indefinite period to conduct an internal audit. Each institution must also provide lists and contact information for all current students, graduates and faculty, along with “any and all NCLEX numbers the institution uses or has used in the past,” a spokesperson for the Florida Department of Education told Becker’s.
Professionallicensedefensellc
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New Jersey Nursing License Defense | Lento Law Firm
A public report indicates that ... are already investigating whether nurses licensed in their state have suspect credentials from one of the closed Florida nursing schools. Some of those state licensing boards have already notified licensees that they are under investigation, ...
CA
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Operation Nightingale - California Board of Registered Nursing
On January 25, 2023, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General publicly announced its enforcement actions against a large-scale fraudulent nursing diploma scheme operated by Florida-based nursing education programs.
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Your best recourse is to contact the Florida BON regarding status of this school at your time of graduation
Florida Board of Nursing
Phone: (850) 245-4125
FAX: (850) 245-4172
From BON website:
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All concerns or complaints pertaining to approved nursing education programs in Florida should be directed to the Commission for Independent Education at: www.fldoe.org/cie and select “File a Complaint”.
FL Commission for Independent Education has them listed with provisional license:
https://web02.fldoe.org/CIE/SearchSchools/SchoolSearchDetail.aspx?schoolID=5075
Hope this works out in your favor.
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Hey all I wanted to let you know that NYBON will stop sending out NCLEX scores for schools under review. I just got off the phone with them for an update on my license and this is what they've told me. If you are considering having your scores sent to FL or anywhere else I would do this ASAP or you will be stuck until the review is over.