Woman Used Fake Identity To Work As Nurse's Aide In Barnegat: AG

BARNEGAT, N.J. — A woman was charged with using a false identity to work as a Certified Nurse's Aide at the Barnegat Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, the NJ Office of Attorney General announced Monday. Christine Sanford assumed the identity of another CNA, the OAG said.

Sanford, 31, of Atlantic City, worked at the Barnegat Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in November 2018. She used another identity to obtain work because the NJ Department of Health revoked her Nurse Aide certification in 2017, the OAG said.

The Health Department found Sanford unqualified for certification pursuant to state law, the OAG said. She was charged with forgery, identity theft and uttering of false government documents — all third-degree crimes — the OAG said.

Acting Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Tracy M. Thompson thanked the Barnegat Township Police Department for assisting in the investigation. Deputy Attorney General Patrick K. Gessner presented the case to a Grand Jury, the OAG said.

People who are concerned about insurance cheating and have information about a fraud can report it anonymously by calling the toll-free hotline at 1-877-55-FRAUD, or visiting the website at www.njinsurancefraud.org. State regulations permit a reward to be paid to an eligible person who provides information that leads to an arrest, prosecution and conviction for insurance fraud.

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