NJ Revokes License of Nurse Convicted Luring Women to Work as Her Servants

Bolaji Bolarinwa, sentenced to federal prison for luring and exploiting two women as domestic servants, is barred from reapplying for licensure in New Jersey for 10 years.

TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Board of Nursing has formally revoked the professional licenses of Bolaji Bolarinwa, a Moorestown-based nurse convicted in federal court of forcing two women into domestic servitude, state officials announced this week.

According to a joint statement from Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs, Bolarinwa—a registered nurse and advanced practice nurse—was sentenced in May 2025 to 45 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $35,000 in fines and $87,518.72 in restitution. Her convictions stem from a federal jury's finding that she lured two women to the United States under false pretenses and then coerced them into unpaid domestic labor.

Pattern of Abuse and Deception

Following a two-week federal trial in April 2024, Bolarinwa was found guilty of:

• Two counts of forced labor

• One count of alien harboring for financial gain

• Two counts of document servitude

Court records and testimony revealed that after bringing the victims into her Moorestown home, Bolarinwa confiscated their passports and subjected them to round-the-clock domestic and childcare work. The women were controlled through physical harm, threats, isolation, constant surveillance, and psychological abuse—all for minimal pay.

In its final consent order filed this week, the Board of Nursing concluded that Bolarinwa's actions constituted criminal behavior directly related to her professional responsibilities and were inconsistent with public health, safety, and welfare. The Board further found she had violated standards of honesty, moral character, and professional conduct, including her failure to disclose the criminal charges during her 2023 license renewal process.

Bolarinwa agreed to the revocation of her licenses as part of the consent order and is barred from reapplying for licensure in New Jersey for a minimum of 10 years.

Enforcement and Public Reporting

The state was represented in the licensing matter by Deputy Attorney General Kate J. Calendar, under the supervision of Professional Boards Prosecution Section Chief Doreen Hafner, part of the Division of Law’s Affirmative Civil Enforcement Practice Group.

The Division of Consumer Affairs encourages anyone who believes they have been mistreated by a licensed healthcare professional to file a complaint online or call the toll-free hotline at 1-800-242-5846 (within NJ) or 973-504-6200.

This action reflects the state’s position that criminal exploitation and abuse of any kind is incompatible with professional healthcare licensure in New Jersey.