UPDATE: The Pennsylvania State Police are requesting the public’s assistance in correctly identifying Shannon Nicole Womack, who is known to have used numerous aliases (see list below).
Due to the uncovering of additional false identities since being taken into custody, PSP is seeking the public’s help with ongoing investigations and are sharing recent images of her in order to positively identify her legal name.
If you recognize any of the known aliases or can visually confirm the individual as someone who has worked at your facility, please call 724-223-5200.
Washington, PA – To aid in an ongoing investigation, the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Bureau of Criminal Investigation is requesting health care agencies and providers in the state to review their employment records due to an investigation of suspected fraudulent activities involving Shannon Nicole Womack.
Womack is alleged to have used at least 10 aliases to pose as a licensed practical nurse (LPN), registered nurse (RN), and registered nurse supervisor at rehabilitation and nursing home facilities in various regions across Pennsylvania. She is charged with securing the nursing positions through staffing agencies by submitting fraudulently signed documents and also by creating a false LLC to deploy herself to jobs. Reports indicate Womack worked at each of these jobs for only a short time.
The PSP is working with the Department of Health, Department of State, and multiple district attorneys and states in the ongoing investigation.
Investigators confirmed Womack used the following aliases in various parts of the state:
- Shannon Nicole Parham
- Shannon Nicole Abiola
- Shannon Nicole Armstrong
- Shannon Abiola-Parham
- Shannon Nicole Grimes
- Shannon Nicole Womack
- Shannon Nicole Lawson
- Shannon Nicole Lethco
- Shannon Nicole Robinson
- Shannon Lee Lawson
If any of the names listed above match any employment records at a provider’s facility, they are urged to contact PSP Washington at 724-223-5200.
Womack is charged with Corrupt Organizations, Endangering the Welfare of Care, Unlawful Use of a Computer, Identity Theft, Forgery, Theft by Unlawful Taking, and multiple other charges.
Criminal charges are merely allegations, and all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.