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William Hiltz BSc MBA CET is the curator of Dental FraudBusters, and the founder of Hiltz & Associates.
Since 2004, Hiltz & Associates has continued to earn its distinction as Dentistry’s leading Embezzlement Investigation and Digital Forensics firm.
Exclusively for dentists, dental specialists, practice owners and dental attorneys.
A heuristic tool to assess an advisor’s trustworthiness
We often need trusted advisors to help us with our most pressing problems. There are many types of advisors; personal advisors, business advisors, legal...
Judge sentences Backus woman who embezzled funds from dental office
The woman admitted stealing from her former employer, that it had been going on since 2013 and she did it to support her gambling...
How to buy a Dental Practice
By Brian Hanks (www.brianhanks.com) I got a call from a dental practice owner in Florida last week who wanted to understand something about a...
Ex-employee of engineer gets prison for office theft
Jan 2021, LISBON, OH – Melissa K. Brennen, the longtime employee of the county engineer’s office caught stealing tax map money, was sentenced to...
How to Tell if Embezzlement is Happening in Your Dental Office
I wrote this article back in 2012 – the same principles hold true today. IT’S A FACT: Changes in employee behavior is often the...
It’s 4:00am. I’m burning the midnight oil, and there it is again!
I just spied a TeamViewer icon on the desktop of another dental practice computer. I checked to see if the TeamViewer program was registered...
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...
Dental embezzler gets nine months of electronic home monitoring.
May 2016 – The former manager of a dental office in Bothell, Washington is facing felony charges in connection with false insurance claims and...
Australian Dental Employee Tina Maree Bartlem stole $750K from dental practice
AUS 2017 – A Gold Coast mother has been jailed for seven years for siphoning almost $800,000 from her boss. Watch the 7 News...
Woman admits to stealing more than $400K from Ultradent
Feb. 26, 2013 – SALT LAKE CITY — A South Jordan woman admitted Monday that she embezzled more than $400,000 from her employer over...
Woman sentenced for embezzling $1.1M from two practices
Jan 5, 2021 – PORTLAND — A La Grande woman was sentenced to federal prison on Tuesday, Jan. 5, for defrauding two separate employers...
Judge calls woman’s 2nd embezzling conviction ‘shocking’ and ‘astounding’
Two embezzlement convictions in the span of 13 years necessitates that 48-year-old Rebecca Sue Barrera spend time locked up, Kent County Circuit Court Judge...
Morganton woman sentenced for embezzlement
Sep 28, 2015 – Marion, NC – A Morganton woman was sent to prison on Monday for embezzling more than $300,000 from a Marion...
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- Digital Forensic Specialists for Healthcare Professionals -
- Embezzlement Investigations - Litigation Support -
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