Overview
- New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed 34 criminal counts that include identity theft, nursing without a license, resident abuse, distributing controlled substances to a minor, and fraud over $25,000.
- Prosecutors say Margarita Gonzalez used the identities of four Texas nurses to work at Village at Northrise, Las Cruces Wellness and Rehabilitation, Peak Behavioral Health, and Matrix Home Care in Las Cruces.
- Investigators report she gave injections and issued medicines, including narcotics, to eight children without a license.
- The probe cites a near miss in which another nurse stopped an incorrect insulin dose that could have caused severe injury or death.
- The Medicaid Fraud and Elder Abuse Bureau assisted after a Texas Board of Nursing imposter alert in October 2025, highlighting cross-state checks when bogus credentials surface.