Bogus Nurse Sentenced To Five Years Probation:

Lori Aydt mug shot


A woman from Ridgedale who pleaded guilty in April to posing as a nurse at Skaggs Health Center in Branson will spend the next five 5 years on probation.

Taney County Prosecutor Jeff Merrell charged thirty eight year-old Lori Aydt last October with fraudulent use of nursing credentials and fraudulent use of a nursing title. Aydt worked with the bogus credentials at the Branson hospital from June of 2007 to June of 2009.

Aydt Admits To Being Bogus Nurse:

A Taney County woman facing charges of posing as a registered nurse at Skaggs Regional Medical Center has pleaded guilty.

Lori Aydt, 38, Rigedale, also pleaded guilty last week in Taney County circuit court to charges of fraudulent use of a nursing title. Taney County prosecutor Jeff Merrell, who charged Aydt last October, said the woman worked with bogus credentials from June of 2007 to June of 2009.

Aydt is scheduled to be sentenced on July 8th.