PHOENIX — A 58-year-old Arizona woman was arrested and sentenced to prison for practicing medicine and writing prescriptions without a license during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pamela Oguin pleaded guilty to fraud, forgery and identity theft charges in Maricopa County Superior Court last week and was sentenced to five years in prison by the Arizona Department of Corrections.

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The Arizona Attorney General’s Office said the state board of nursing was investigating Oguin’s false allegations that he was a medical professional at a child custody hearing and that he was providing services to one of the parties to the custody case. announced that it has started

According to the AG’s office, Oguin worked as a nurse under the name “Dr. Pamela Robinson,” treating patients and writing prescriptions.

Public records show that Oguin is suspected of applying for APRN certification in Arizona using personal information stolen from someone in Maine. During this time, Oguin was employed at a wellness center in Youngtown.

In a March 2021 letter to Oguin, the Board of Nursing said, “You misrepresented yourself as a nurse and wrote numerous prescriptions containing controlled substances for multiple patients.”

As part of her plea bargain, prosecutors agreed to drop several other felony charges against Oguin.

Court records show that the defendant’s crimes were committed between May 2020 and February 2021, which would have been during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Arizona Board of Nursing announced: List on website Number of individuals who believe they are nurse scammers.

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