Jan. 22, 2013 HAMLIN – Dental practices in Hamlin and Alum Creek claim embezzlement of at least $250,000 by a veteran employee, and allege that in three months prior to her Hawaiian vacation last year, there were no cash payments recorded. Dentists William J. Artrip and Carol V. Buffington accuse former employee LaDonna Johnson, who…
January 4, 2016 A Passaic County woman stole more than $83,000 between December 2013 and November 2015 from the dental office where she worked in Hackettstown, police report. Angelica Rodriguez, of Totowa, New Jersey, wrote unauthorized checks and made unauthorized credit card transactions to her personal account valued at a total of $83,477.12 while she…
SUGAR LAND, Texas – Investigators in Sugar Land are looking for a man accused of taking out a fraudulent loan for $45,000 to have dental work done. According to the Sugar Land Police Department, an office manager at Smile Texas said the suspect arrived for a consultation on Nov. 30 and used a false name…
Fraud threatens everyone. Fraudsters continually bombard us with email, mail, door-to-door, and telephone scams. They do this because it works; consumers lose millions of dollars annually to fraud. Here are some practical consumer protection tips from our friends at the BBA and CCB that I felt worth sharing. CCB (Canadian Competition Bureau) This is a guide…
CHARLOTTE, NC (Joe Marusak/The Charlotte Observer) – A woman who admitted stealing $409,000 from a Huntersville dental office she managed has been sentenced to a minimum of nearly five years in prison. Angela Nicole Brown, 45, of Charlotte spent part of the money she stole from the practice of Dr. John Wells on vacations, including to Disney…
The former head of information technology at the nonprofit North County Health Services, which provides services to low-income people, pleaded not guilty Friday to siphoning nearly $800,000 from the organization. Hector Ramos, 55, was charged with 49 counts related to the loss of the money, which authorities said happened over the course of eight months…
“When an embezzler thinks they are being watched, they will suddenly quit or just not show up to work; even if the employer suspects nothing. It’s a red flag that needs to be examined and reconciled. ” William “Bill” Hiltz BSc MBA CET RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – A Sparks woman is in the Washoe County Jail,…
Police say Wilton woman made partial repayment to former employerThursday, March 24, 2016 Debra Obenhoff, 44, a Wilton woman was accused of stealing almost a million dollars from the medical company she managed tried to pay back a small amount of it in 2015, Colonie Police said. A Wilton woman accused of stealing $871,728 from…
ENID, Okla. Nov 2014 – A former St. Mary’s Physicians Associates manager has been arrested on 31 counts of embezzlement and obtaining money by false pretense. According to an affidavit filed in the arrest of Michelle Bays, 49, of Enid, she is accused of taking approximately $150,000 in cash and merchandise from St. Mary’s Hospital…
MASON CITY, IA, Apr 14, 2017 | A Mason City woman convicted of stealing nearly a half-million dollars from a dental practice has been sentenced to federal prison. Pamela Harris, 58, was sentenced Thursday to a term of 41 months, or three years and five months. Check Pamela’s LinkedIn Profile here. (Bill Hiltz) Originally accused of taking…