Testy exchanges between a woman accused of being a fraudulent Vancouver nurse and lawyers marked the already-convicted person’s appearance in Vancouver Provincial Court July 5.
On July 5, she was in front of Judge Ellen Gordon after having fired lawyer Chris Johnson. Cleroux participated via video from prison. After some back and forth, it was decided the judge and Crown would contact Johnson to see if he would take the case.“I don’t think so,” Gordon countered.The case The charges and conviction came after parallel Ottawa Police Service and Vancouver Police Department investigations, which alleged the Gatineau, Que. woman posed as a nurse to treat patients in Ontario. She's accused of doing the same in B.C.
Multiple charges in two provinces The initial charges were approved in November after the VPD launched a months-long investigation. The investigation was spurred by reports of a BC Women’s Hospital employee allegedly fraudulently identifying herself as a nurse between June 2020 and June 2021.