EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The Texas Board of Nursing sent out an alert regarding a woman who has been allegedly impersonating a nurse in El Paso and Las Cruces.
According to the Texas Board of Nursing’s Quarterly bulletin, a woman who goes by the name of Margarita Gonzalez or Margarita Gonzales or Margaritta Gonzales, allegedly tried to practice as a Registered Nurse at Mountain View Nursing and Rehabilitation and AVIR at Patriot in El Paso while using license numbers and names belonging to nurses with similar names in February 2025.
The board reportedly caught wind of the situation after the two facilities reported that the names, addresses, date of birth and social security numbers did not match.
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While the alleged imposter did not work with patients in El Paso, the board warns that she did, in fact, work as a Registered Nurse at the Las Cruces Wellness and Rehab with the bogus documents.
According to the board, she worked directly with patients from February to May 2025.
The board said the case has been referred to the El Paso County District Attorney’s Office and the Las Cruces 3rd Judicial District Court.
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