Alerta al consumidor: Estafa de compensación laboral dirigida a trabajadores que hablan español

Attorney General Nick Brown is warning Washington residents about a scam targeting injured, Spanish-speaking workers across the Pacific Northwest. This scam has not yet been documented in Washington, but Washington workers should be aware that they may be targeted. 

The Scam

Consumer alert: Workers’ compensation scam targeting Spanish-speaking workers

El Procurador General Nick Brown advierte a los residentes del estado de Washington sobre una estafa dirigida a trabajadores hispanohablantes lesionados en todo el Noroeste del Pacífico. Aunque esta estafa aún no se ha documentado en el estado de Washington, los trabajadores deben estar atentos, ya que podrían convertirse en sus víctimas.

(Updated June 16, 2026, to add details on Njenga’s prison sentence and a statement from one of the nurses whose identity was stolen.)

A King County jury delivered a guilty verdict on all 11 counts in a trial against a man who ran a fraudulent scheme to use stolen identities of real nurses to send unqualified imposter nurses into long-term healthcare facilities.

The case was investigated and prosecuted by the Medicaid Fraud & Abuse Division of the state Attorney General’s Office, Washington’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.

To close out National Military Appreciation Month, the Attorney General’s Office released a new resource guide today for military service members in Washington informing them of their rights and protections.

The guide includes information about state and federal laws that affect military service members in Washington and where service members and their families can go for more help or information about their rights.