A massive, coordinated scheme to sell false and fraudulent nursing degree credentials has been brought down by a joint federal law enforcement operation, Justice Department officials said Wednesday.

The Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing last week suspended another nurse that state Department of Public Health ...

MIAMI — The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that 20 defendants have pleaded guilty or been convicted in U.S. District Court in South Florida for their participation in a wire fraud ...

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MIAMI — Three now-shuttered South Florida nursing schools sold more than $100 million worth of fake nursing diplomas, leading authorities to charge more than two dozen people, federal prosecutors said ...

ATA College in Springdale is closing its practical nursing degree program, following state scrutiny of low test scores. The ...

The nursing diploma scheme may go beyond Florida, as state boards check their staff records, according to Dr. Dani Bowie, vice president of clinical strategy and transformation for staffing firm ...

The state Fee Regulating Authority (FRA) recently wrote to the director of state medical education, clarifying that diploma courses in nursing and midwifery will no longer come under its jurisdiction.