The Many Faces of Brigitte Cleroux. (cover story)

HUMAN facial recognition software; DECEPTION; WOMEN'S hospitals; CREDIT card fraud

After struggling with painful endometriosis for much of her life, Kayla was scheduled for surgery to remove endometrial tissue at BC Women's Hospital in Vancouver in May of2021. - properties medical CLIUIC - Cleroux used a forged nursing licence to land a job at this Calgary clinic; she was let go two months later - Lucas UAULT hAir Studio - As a hairdresser, Cleroux came across as quite competent. Cleroux's conduct raised concerns for at least one of her fellow nurses at the fertility clinic, who found Cleroux aggressive and dismissive, a bad fit in an otherwise collegial environment. It warned that Melanie Smith, who also used the names Melanie Thompson and Melanie Cleroux, was not and had never been entitled to practise as a nurse in B.C. And yet, even after the alert, Cleroux soon found other nursing jobs. [Extracted from the article]

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