Final Paper
Ashante E. Parker
University of South Alabama
ITSC 530
Dr. Matt Campbell Introduction
All too often we hear about an offender found guilty of impersonating a healthcare professional for personal gain. Identify theft is the most common economic crime in America, with 42.5 percent occurring in the medical/healthcare industry. Impersonation is often accompanied by fraud. The first narration takes place in the state of California and will depict impersonation occurring in the healthcare industry. The information needed to commit impersonation of a nurse is very easy to obtain and the information can be obtained from the California Board of Nursing website (and social media as this narrative depicts).
The second narration takes …show more content…
Jane understood that her next challenge will be the job market, which sought after more experienced nurses no matter the specialty area Jane choose to apply for. Jane was aware that this process would be time consuming so she decided to take a 2 month vacation back home to spend time with family members who she hasn’t seen in years. She had also posted the update about her upcoming return home on Facebook. Meanwhile Jane Douglas Doe went on a job search as well as an identity theft mission. In Applause Store Productions v Raphael in 2008 (the 1st Impersonation Facebook case) information such as the claimant’s, name, sex, DOB, and address, (though not all accurate on the profile) were misused – resulting in a £2,000 …show more content…
In addition, she was easily able to obtain a copy of the named social worker license after googling Louisiana social worker license request, she was linked to the pdf form listed here (http://labswe.org/pdf/Records_Request_Form.pdf) which only required her to fill out her name, license number, address, and phone number, and included a $0.25 fee. She then proceeded to email the form along with her money order, and received a copy of her Social worker license to practice in the state of Louisiana. After Annie Marie started her completed her first week of training, she was on her own. She was granted a work ID, went along with the role, as if she was a genuine social worker. Annie Mairie was ecstatic about the prospect of gaining access to several electronic heath records and patient’s personal identifiable
Ashante E. Parker
University of South Alabama
ITSC 530
Dr. Matt Campbell Introduction
All too often we hear about an offender found guilty of impersonating a healthcare professional for personal gain. Identify theft is the most common economic crime in America, with 42.5 percent occurring in the medical/healthcare industry. Impersonation is often accompanied by fraud. The first narration takes place in the state of California and will depict impersonation occurring in the healthcare industry. The information needed to commit impersonation of a nurse is very easy to obtain and the information can be obtained from the California Board of Nursing website (and social media as this narrative depicts).
The second narration takes …show more content…
Jane understood that her next challenge will be the job market, which sought after more experienced nurses no matter the specialty area Jane choose to apply for. Jane was aware that this process would be time consuming so she decided to take a 2 month vacation back home to spend time with family members who she hasn’t seen in years. She had also posted the update about her upcoming return home on Facebook. Meanwhile Jane Douglas Doe went on a job search as well as an identity theft mission. In Applause Store Productions v Raphael in 2008 (the 1st Impersonation Facebook case) information such as the claimant’s, name, sex, DOB, and address, (though not all accurate on the profile) were misused – resulting in a £2,000 …show more content…
In addition, she was easily able to obtain a copy of the named social worker license after googling Louisiana social worker license request, she was linked to the pdf form listed here (http://labswe.org/pdf/Records_Request_Form.pdf) which only required her to fill out her name, license number, address, and phone number, and included a $0.25 fee. She then proceeded to email the form along with her money order, and received a copy of her Social worker license to practice in the state of Louisiana. After Annie Marie started her completed her first week of training, she was on her own. She was granted a work ID, went along with the role, as if she was a genuine social worker. Annie Mairie was ecstatic about the prospect of gaining access to several electronic heath records and patient’s personal identifiable