AVON, Ind. — Police in Avon are searching for a thief targeting dental and medical offices. Investigators released a surveillance picture of the suspect inside Aldrich Pediatric Dentistry, and detectives believe the same suspect could be connected to similar crimes across county lines. “Enough is enough,” said Brian Nugent, Deputy Chief of Investigations with Avon…
BAY CITY, MI — A local woman who admitted to embezzling money from the dentist she worked at has been ordered to pay back five figures. Bay County Chief Circuit Judge Kenneth W. Schmidt on Monday, June 8, (2019) ordered Truly A. Dominowski, 52, to pay $36,184 to Auburn Family Dentistry at a rate of…
An audit revealed that Adams allegedly stole over $500,000. A woman is now under arrest, accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a west side doctor’s office. Christy Adams, 39, is facing a slew of charges, including theft, forgery, misuse of a credit card, and tampering with evidence. “This was not Adam’s first…
WEST HAVEN, CT — A New Haven man is accused of stealing more than $80,000 from a dentist office in West Haven while he was an employee. West Haven Police have announced the arrest of Harold Lee Abrams, 67, of Ramsdell Street in New Haven, following a 2 ½ year investigation by the detective division….
“It was the betrayal, not the loss of money, that smarted.” That’s what Darryl Zeleniak told a judge Tuesday at a sentencing hearing for Celine M. Davis, 43,the former bookkeeper at his dental practice, Augusta Orthodontics. “I’m more disappointed and saddened than angry,” Zeleniak said to Justice John Nivison. “Wetreated Ms. Davis as a friend.”…
Spooky Fiction vs Fact SPOOKY MYTH FACT There are over 300 ways to steal from a dental practice. There are less than 24 ways to steal. Dental embezzlers can always outsmart you. Most dental embezzlers are first time offenders that do not have a college degree. They are less trustworthy, but not smarter than a…
Is it is a good idea to describe in detail how to embezzle? Whom are we trying to educate here?
JUL-2021 • A painting by iconic artist Margaret Keane that was stolen from a Honolulu dental clinic nearly 50 years ago was turned over today to a representative of the original owners, one of whom is a woman depicted in the painting when she was a child. Officials of Heritage Auctions, the largest fine art…
I have fired a surprising number of dishonest dental employees. When confronted with their crimes, most immediately and vigorously deny all allegations, and then leave in a hurry. Other make verbal threats at the dentist while being removed from the practice. “If I’m going down, you’re going down too!” (pointing finger at dentist) “When I…
8 years for woman who scammed employer, relatives, friends of $3.6M Teresa Adamos Pereda victimized dozens of friends, relatives and members of her church and school communities by borrowing money she promised she would repay after receiving an inheritance, according to federal authorities. When all was said and done, she had obtained $2,527,838 by falsely…