Former employee accused of stealing over $500K from dental office
Total amount stolen was estimated between $500,000 and $1 million. Released on condition of passport surrender and freezing 401k.
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O’Fallon woman indicted for embezzling $1.68 millon from retired doctor
At the height of the alleged theft, Dvorak “was stealing over 50 percent of plaintiff’s gross income” FEB 2020 – An O’Fallon woman is accused of stealing $1.68 million from retired Memorial Hospital emergency medicine physician Dr. Thomas F. Byrne, 72, who’s now living in Florida. According to a lawsuit filed Feb. 13 in St….
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Former Office Manager asked to sell lavish items for embezzlement restitution.
FEB 2018- SPRINGFIELD — A DeWitt County woman awaiting sentencing on federal wire and mail fraud charges may be required to spend her time on home confinement, trying to sell expensive items purchased with stolen funds to raise cash for restitution. Veronica Luster’s sentencing hearing in U.S. District Court in Springfield has been delayed at…
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Palos Heights cleaning ladies stole checks from doctor’s office
Three women who worked for a cleaning crew are accused of stealing blank checks from a doctor’s office in Palos Heights. Police said the women are part of an organized crime ring believed to be involved in ID thefts, burglaries and motor vehicle thefts in the Chicago area.
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Couple charged with stealing more than half a million dollars from dentist.
She “failed to deposit” over 1400 checks!. A former receptionist and bookkeeper for an Arlington Heights dentist accused of stealing more than $600,000 from her employer
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Woman sent to federal prison for embezzling $350K from pediatrics clinic.
CASEYVILLE — A Moro woman has been sentenced to spend 33 months in federal prison for embezzling more than $350,000 from the pediatric clinic she managed in Caseyville. Cassandra D. Eberhart, 49, of Moro, pleaded guilty in October to wire fraud and filing a false federal income tax return. She committed the crimes while working…
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Woman charged with forgery, stealing $400k from job at Hinsdale dentist’s office
Bail was set at $300,000 for a Crest Hill woman charged with forging checks and stealing from her employer in west suburban Hinsdale. Roxana Dusanek, 56, allegedly stole more than $400,000 from a a Hinsdale dental practice over three years, according to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s office. Dusanek was charged with theft in excess of $100,000,…
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Northwest Indiana Dental Office Manager Charged With Medicaid Fraud
October 2, 2018 at 8:30 am CHICAGO (CBS)–The former manager of a dental office with locations in Chesterton and Crown Point, Indiana, has been charged with felony Medicaid fraud after allegedly swindling Medicaid out of more than $365,000. Justyn Arch, 32, of Valparaiso, is accused of billing Medicaid for surgeries that were never performed by…
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Doctor details how embezzlement damaged practice, life
Sep 2, 2017 SPRINGFIELD — Dr. Farruhk Kureishy lost more than his money when his longtime office manager took more than $400,000 from his practice, according to his statement Friday to a federal judge who will sentence the former employee. “She not only started managing our office but our finances. Basically we trusted her like…
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Two women indicted on identity theft charges after dentist visit
“This story illustrates one more reason why dentists should confirm the identity of new patients before rendering treatment. This case involved fraudulent use of a credit card, but more often it involves fraudulent use of dental insurance. Ask yourself if someone could show up at your dental office, provide your staff with a name, address…
