Connecticut’s nursing regulator has taken disciplinary action against two nurses linked to a national fake nursing diploma scheme involving fraudulent credentials.
The Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing suspended the licence of one nurse and accepted the voluntary surrender of another following separate investigations tied to “Operation Nightingale,” a federal probe into falsified nursing diplomas.
According to findings from the Connecticut Department of Public Health, one of the nurses attended a Florida-based institution later identified as part of a network that issued nursing degrees without requiring students to complete mandated academic coursework or clinical training.
The nurse’s licence was suspended in September after regulators concluded the education requirements for licensure had not been legitimately met. The board later formalised the surrender of the licence, a procedural step that did not require a vote.
Records show the nurse was granted a Connecticut nursing licence in October 2024, despite the federal investigation into fraudulent nursing schools having begun nearly two years earlier.
Federal authorities have stated that the fake nursing diploma scheme involved for-profit schools that issued credentials without meeting established education standards, raising concerns about patient safety and the integrity of the licensing process.
