India, June 5 -- The Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing has suspended the license of a nurse who earned her degree from a Florida-based nursing school now linked to a federal criminal case. The school's owner is currently under indictment, raising questions about the legitimacy of credentials issued.

Althea Rosemarie Grant McLean received her nursing degree from Carleen Health Institute in Florida, one of several schools targeted in the federal "Operation Nightingale" investigation. According to state and federal documents, the school's owners were indicted for issuing fraudulent nursing credentials.

The individuals who were connected to these institutes were distributing diplomas for nursing without providing any required train...