Professional License Defense Information Blog

A Florida physician is under investigation after being accused of trading prescribed controlled substances for sexual favors. Two of his patients came forward with allegations that the doctor encouraged them to provide sexual...

Maryland Board of Nursing Summons The Florida nursing school scandal is threatening the licenses of Maryland nurses. Maryland’s Board of Nursing is now issuing summonses to nurses with suspect credentials from six Florida...

As a licensed health professional, your license and career are at their most vulnerable when your patients are at their most vulnerable–specifically, when you’re engaging in physical contact through examinations, and...

Professional licensing and employment issues can arise for many reasons–even issues that aren’t your fault, and even in situations where you’re actually a victim. A New York City nurse recently learned this...

The Florida nursing school scandal alleged in the FBI’s Operation Nightingale is now unfortunately affecting nurses with legitimate credentials from schools having nothing to do with the scandal. Operation...

A Wisconsin physician is back to work following a 30-day suspension for falsifying his COVID-19 vaccine status. The man falsely claimed that he and his family were vaccinated at his clinic. When false records were uncovered, he...

A former nurse in Colorado is being held on a $1 million bond after sexually abusing unconscious female patients and recording the assaults. The 61-year-old man worked at St. Mary’s Medical Center for more than a decade...

As a working licensed professional, you have worked hard to earn your credentials and maintain the trust of your clients. But could something you’re not even directly responsible for, such as the misconduct of your spouse or...

A nurse who practiced for more than 15 years lost her license, her job, and her home after the nursing board claimed she never got a degree in nursing as she claimed. Justine Salazar initially tried to sue the Community College of...

Whether you are a doctor, lawyer, pharmacist, or other licensed professional, you have always delivered top-tier services with the utmost integrity and professionalism. Nevertheless, someone used underhanded tactics to make you do...

A traveling nurse from Kentucky who was allowed to continue practicing in Tennessee despite criminal charges of allegedly stealing narcotics has finally had her nursing license revoked. Jacqueline Brewster lost her license to...

Thousands of nurses and nursing students nationwide are receiving notices that their nursing education may have been fraudulent. The notices, triggered by the Department of Health & Human Services’ Operation Nightingale...

Allegations of a mammoth fraud scheme have rocked the nursing profession. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has alleged that several Florida nursing schools sold fake nursing...

As a professional, you understand how vital it is to your reputation, your livelihood, and even your family’s well-being to stay on top of maintaining your professional license. When it comes time to renew your license, you...

The sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship is one that most state licensing boards seek to protect fiercely. Case in point: a Maryland doctor recently had his license temporarily suspended over a consensual sexual...

Several labor & delivery nurses are out of a job after they posted videos on TikTok of them complaining about maternity patients. The nurses worked for Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, and they posted their...

As a licensed physician, you swore to provide effective care to your patients without causing them further harm. You spent years investing in your medical education and training and even longer building your practice and...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania reported that a Pike County physician was convicted on December 5, 2022, for unlawfully distributing controlled substances that resulted in a patient’s...

A co-principal of a Pennsylvania high school is facing possible disciplinary action from the school board after being arrested three times in the past four months. According to reports, Punxsutawney Area High School co-principal...

While nurse practitioners are authorized to prescribe medications in every state, abusing that trust can result in serious consequences, including loss of license and even a criminal record–as one CNP in Pennsylvania found...