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New Proposed Florida Law Seeks to Eliminate Problems Caused by Phony Nursing Schools Identified in Operation Nightingale

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Nursing education in Florida has been permanently tarnished by the stains left by numerous nursing-accredited schools that have issued phony transcripts and fake diplomas, scamming thousands of nurses out of millions of dollars. The FBI investigation, known as […]

Florida Nursing Schools Added to Operation Nightingale Fraud Cases–Additional Individuals Indicted

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On September 15, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida announced new charges in the wide-ranging fake nursing diploma scheme named Operation Nightingale. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida announced […]

Nurse Website Files Copyright Suit, Claims Florida Blog Aggregator Stole Over 800 Articles

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On June 28, 2018, MidLevelU, an online hub for nurse practitioners and health care professionals, filed a copyright suit in the Southern District of Florida. MidLevelU accused a subscription-based blog aggregator, ACI Information Group, of stealing and re-posting […]

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Agents May Surprise You at Florida Board of Nursing Meeting

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M. Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law At several recent Florida Board meetings, after hearings at which disciplinary cases were considered by the Board, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents approached the health professional. Even in instances where the nurse was represented by an attorney and […]

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