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Ruskin woman was a fake nurse, health department says

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Published: July 7, 2009

Brenda Miller

A 57-year-old Ruskin woman used a forged copy of a nursing license to help practice health care without a license, according to the Florida Department of Health.

The department's Tampa Unlicensed Activity Unit worked with Hillsborough County deputies to arrest Brenda Miller on Thursday.

She was charged with three felonies: unlicensed practice of a health care, practicing nursing without a license and fraudulent use of personal information.

According to a health department news release, Miller "presented a forged copy of a nursing license bearing her name with the license number of a legitimate registered nurse with a similar name. The fraud went undetected for approximately 18 months until a routine check of licenses by the establishment found the license number was delinquent."

Investigators determined Miller hasn't been licensed as a registered nurse by the Florida Department of Health.

Miller's bail was set at $6,000. She was released Thursday.

People can go to www.flhealthsource.com to see license information about their health care practitioner.

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