“It’s a special kind of abuse to play pretend nurse to a kid who needs serious care,” Yost said. “The abuse of trust is even worse than the fraud — and I hope the judge takes that into account at sentencing.”
An investigation by the state’s Health Care Fraud team discovered that Morris stole the identity of a nurse and made fake documents to get a job as a licensed practical nurse, according to Yost.
While posing as a nurse, Morris reportedly cared for a disabled adult and multiple children, including a 20-month-old whom he gave breathing treatments and medication, as well as cleaning the child’s breathing tube.
Morris initially denied the allegations when confronted, according to Yost. However, after being questioned he admitted to stealing the nurse’s identity.
Morris is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 17.
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