Investigation Turns Up More On Imposter Nurse

PITTSBURGH — Our news partners at Channel 11 continue to investigate the case of a woman charged with posing as a nurse and being hired to work at nine local facilities with a fraudulent license. They have learned that Shannon Womack was not fingerprinted as a part of her background check to get jobs here in Pennsylvania. They also determined that a law passed two years ago to regulate staffing agencies, which investigators say Womack manipulated to get those jobs, still isn’t in effect. The investigation uncovered more locations where Womack worked as a nurse, including a hospital and three prisons – all in the state of Georgia. They also were able to get a copy of Shannon Womack’s fraudulent nursing license. Police say she stole the identity of a real nurse, Shannon Nicole Parham and used that name to get jobs and steal drugs up and down the east coast. The license, issued by the state of Georgia, shows Shannon Nicole Parham’s license is currently active and unencumbered, which means a “full unrestricted license to practice” by the state board of nursing in 39 states, including Pennsylvania and the territory of Guam. Records show the license was originally issued in October of 2010.