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Playing Nurse: The Life and Crimes of Brigette Cleroux
Episode 368: Here, we delve into the life and crimes of Brigitte Denise Cleroux, examining how she repeatedly evaded regulatory scrutiny, the suffering she caused, and the systemic failures that enabled her persistence for so long. This story is a chilling tale of deception, exploitation, and the profound breach of trust within Canada’s health-care system. Cleroux masqueraded as a nurse for years in multiple provinces — British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, and Quebec. She treated hundreds of patients, administering drugs and even performing medical procedures, all without a single legitimate credential. Her actions left a trail of traumatized patients, betrayed colleagues, and a health system forced to reckon with the vulnerabilities she so ruthlessly exploited.
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She worked as a nurse for decades. She wasn't who she said she was.2024 BCSC 2435 (CanLII) | R. v Cleroux | CanLII2023 BCSC 1275 (CanLII) | Massie v Provincial Health Services Authority | CanLII2022 ONCJ 188 (CanLII) | R. v. Cleroux | CanLII2022 QCCQ 8569 (CanLII) | R. c. Vallée Baillargeon | CanLII2011 ABPC 182 (CanLII) | R. v. Marier | CanLIIUnlicensed BC Nurse Class ActionCleroux (PHSA) BC | Class Action | Murphy Battista LLPBogus nurse lawsuits continue to mount against B.C. health authoritiesAssault with a weapon: Fake nurse pleads guilty to assaulting B.C. patients by IV injection | CBC NewsWest Shore RCMP - Nurse impersonator sentenced to 7 years in prisonFake nurse sentenced 7 years for impersonation, using needles on patients in Ottawa | CBC NewsB.C. ‘fake nurse’ Brigitte Cleroux sentenced to 7 years in prisonFake nurse Brigitte Cleroux apologizes in court | CBC NewsWoman who worked as a fake nurse in B.C. makes tearful statement in courtDozens of B.C. civil lawsuits filed in alleged bogus nurse casePublic advisory: Melanie Smith is not a registrant of BCCNMFake nurse’s ’deep seated dishonesty’ adds four more years to prison term: B.C. judgeSerial Imposter Works as a FAKE Nurse For Two Decades | The Case of Brigitte ClerouxAlleged B.C. nurse impersonator needs yet another lawyer
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