Does this sound familiar? The doctor “trusted her completely” and had gone without pay himself believing his practice was strapped for cash. He told police she was “his office manager and best friend” and allowed her “total control” Mar 2018 – Melbourne Florida. A woman was sentenced to five years of prison Thursday for defrauding…
Clay County FL (Aug 2018) A Clay County woman, a former bookkeeper for a chiropractor’s office, is accused of embezzling more than $250,000 from the business. An arrest report says that Melinda Dawn Wilkes used the money to fund her own two businesses — as well as “pay for extracurricular activities for her kids.” Investigators…
2016 April – A Jacksonville woman plans to hire her own attorney after being accused of embezzling money from the dentist’s office where she worked as a clerk. Former employee Sandra Lynn Hill, 39, of Cobblestone Trail in Jacksonville, was charged Wednesday by Jacksonville Police Department with felony embezzlement. Hill has been accused of embezzling…
April 14, 2008 A former Naples dental office manager who embezzled about $220,000 over nearly two years left her sentence in the hands of a judge. Cassandra Jean Lorenzi, 38, of Fort Myers, rejected a plea bargain to a year in the county jail because she didn’t want to lose her new job. She had…
Oct 2018 – A Tavernier woman was arrested this week after detectives say she stole more than $50,000 in cash over the course of five years from the doctor’s office where she worked and handled bank deposits. Mary Ellen MItchell-Irizarry, 40, was arrested on felony fraud and larceny charges Wednesday and released later that day…
Demetrius Nolen, 23, is accused of stealing from customers at All Smiles Dentistry April 9/19-FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A Fort Pierce man was arrested on Monday for identity theft, grand theft and fraud. The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office says 23-year-old Demetrius Nolen worked for All Smiles Dentistry and it is believed that is how…
DO NOT IGNORE RED FLAGS “I am familiar with this case. Dr. Knowles observed that Kelly was exhibiting unusual behavior (red flags) and this predicated an investigation. Dr. Knowles losses would have been greater had he ignored his employee’s red flag behavior.” – Bill Hiltz 2013- FORT PIERCE — An investigation into a dentist’s former billings…
A former financial coordinator for a Pembroke Pines dentist is accused of stealing 237 checks over 18 months that were written by patients and insurance companies and worth $85,353, police said. Cynthia Rodriguez, 38, of West Park, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of committing larceny. She had worked for Dr. Hakan Kinaci at Pembroke Pines…
Dec 30, 2018 – PANAMA CITY — A former payroll specialist with a Bay County cardiovascular clinic is now facing decades in prison for stealing almost $700,000 from her employer over the course of several years, according to court records. Angela Lynn Manning, 52, pleaded guilty Dec. 20 to five counts of federal wire fraud…
FORT PIERCE (Nov 2018) — Two women accused in a roughly $170,000 embezzlement case at Ocean Chiropractic and Health Center each were arrested on an organized fraud charge, according to records released Wednesday. Geneva Jo Moreira Da Silva, 57, and Kala Rihanna Thumma, 27, w ere arrested Tuesday after a Fort Pierce police investigation. A co-owner…