Crime & Safety

‘Everything Is Very Very Fake'; State Issues Cease And Desist Order To Man Posing As Colorado Doctor

Osborne Embiruka Nyandiva has been passing off fake diplomas and documents to portray himself as a doctor.

By Brian Maass, CBS Denver:


The Colorado Medical Board has ordered a man to stop using a fake Colorado medical license which he has apparently been using in other countries to secure jobs as a medical lecturer and professor.

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A CBS4 Investigation found the man, Osborne Embiruka Nyandiva, has also been passing off other fake diplomas and documents to portray himself as a doctor.

The forgeries were spotted by administrators at the University of Health Sciences Antigua where Nyandiva applied for a faculty job in February. He presented a lengthy resume of licenses and diplomas indicating he was a medical doctor specializing in pathology.

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