Thursday, June 16, 2011

Nurse Allegedly Steals Patients Identities To Open Credit Cards

(Denver, CO) -- A registered nurse who worked for many Denver area hospitals is facing 90 felony charges for allegedly stealing patients' identities. Prosecutors say they believe Cannon Tubb inappropriately got into patient files to steal Social Security numbers and other sensitive information. Officials say he then opened credit cards in patients' names to buy things. He worked for at least five hospitals via staffing agencies and was arrested in Texas.