Police: Hospital Worker Stole Identity
Woman Accused Of Using Victim's Medical Records
POSTED: Friday, July 18, 2008
UPDATED: 7:12 am EDT July 19,
2008
  Joan Allison Thompson, 30, of Rockledge, faces four counts of criminal use of personal identification, two counts of fraudulent use of a credit card, four counts of uttering a forged instrument and one count of scheme to defraud. |
WEST MELBOURNE, Fla. -- A Central Florida hospital worker was arrested Friday on suspicion of using medical records to steal a patient's identity.Joan Allison Thompson, 30, of Rockledge, faces four counts of criminal use of personal identification, two counts of fraudulent use of a credit card, four counts of uttering a forged instrument and one count of scheme to defraud.Thompson, who works in a position of medical registration at Wuesthoff Hospital in Rockledge, used the victim’s name, date of birth and Social Security number from medical records and applied, received and used a Capital One credit card, police said.Thompson was fired on Friday.Investigators said there may be other victims.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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