The New Jersey Board of Nursing has revoked the license of Bolaji Bolarinwa, a nurse from Burlington County, following her conviction and sentencing for luring two women to the United States and forcing them into domestic servitude. The announcement was made by Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs.
Bolarinwa, who lived in Moorestown and was licensed as both a registered nurse and an advanced practice nurse, brought the victims to the U.S. under false pretenses. Upon their arrival, she took their passports and forced them to perform domestic work and childcare at her home. According to authorities, she maintained control over them through physical harm, threats, isolation, constant surveillance, and psychological abuse.
After a two-week federal trial in April 2024, Bolarinwa was convicted on charges including two counts of forced labor, one count of alien harboring for financial gain, and two counts of document servitude. In May 2025, she was sentenced to 45 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $35,000 in fines along with restitution totaling $87,518.72.
A final consent order filed with the Board stated that Bolarinwa agreed to have her licenses revoked with no right to reapply for ten years.
Attorney General Platkin commented: “The criminal acts this licensee perpetrated against her victims demonstrate an utter disregard for the safety of others and an appalling lack of compassion that has no place in the nursing profession. The revocation announced today protects the public from the very serious risk she posed as a practicing nurse.”
Elizabeth M. Harris, Acting Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs added: “Bolaji Bolarinwa’s physical and mental abuse of two vulnerable women flies in the face of the fundamental principles of nursing. Her conduct and the unimaginable harm it caused to her victims more than warrants her removal from the nursing profession.”
The jury found that Bolarinwa compelled her victims to work continuously for minimal pay.
The Board determined that Bolarinwa’s actions had a direct or substantial relationship to nursing activities regulated by the Board and were inconsistent with public health, safety, or welfare. She was also found to have violated professional standards through dishonesty and deception as well as failing to report criminal charges on her 2023 license renewal application.
Deputy Attorney General Kate J. Calendar represented the State in this matter under supervision from Professional Boards Prosecution Section Chief Doreen Hafner within the Division of Law’s Affirmative Civil Enforcement Practice Group.
Patients concerned about inappropriate treatment by licensed healthcare professionals are encouraged to file complaints with the State Division of Consumer Affairs by visiting its website or calling 1-800-242-5846 (toll free within New Jersey) or 973-504-6200.
