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Bookkeeper sentenced for embezzling more than half a million dollars from practice

The district attorney’s office said between 2020 and 2021, Hernandez transferred large sums of the businesses’ money into bank accounts controlled by herself and...

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Jul 12

Dental office employee arrested for embezzlement.

Investigators determined that $87,000 had been misappropriated over the course of the past year.

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Dec 16

Lodi dentist’s bookkeeper pleads guilty to embezzlement

Malloy admitted to stealing cash from patient payments and stealing more than $150,000 by running "refunds" to her own bank debit cards.

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Nov 14

Doctors’ office worker stole, forged Rx forms, Raleigh police say

DO NOT HIRE THIS PERSON: Xavierre Pakingam Hunter.

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Apr 5

Trust, Betrayal and Financial Mayhem

Cox betrayed her employer's trust and stole for many years, causing significant financial harm for the practice owner.

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Feb 16

Video shows man stealing stacks of records from dental office

A suspect broke into a dental office in Sherman Oaks Thursday morning and stole dental records from a cabinet - and it was all...

Mar 28

Pair of Dental Assistants sentenced for insurance fraud

Alma Almendariz – 23 false claims BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Registered dental assistant Alma Almendariz, 35, was booked today into Kern Court Jail on multiple...

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Jan 3

Glendale man gets over 3 years for impersonating dentists and swindling banks out of $2.1 million

A Glendale, CA man was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty last May to using the stolen identities...

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Aug 2

Bay Area dental embezzlement case is somehow linked to massive probe of Hells Angels murder investigation.

A relatively minor federal fraud case came about after federal agents raided a Santa Rosa home as part of their massive probe into the...

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Jul 29

Bookkeeper Allegedly Broke Own Nose, Set Office Ablaze To Hide $1 Million Embezzlement

Carlstrom admitted to making fraudulent payments and starting the fire in an attempt to conceal evidence and confessed she made up the story of...

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Jul 5

$300K in Insurance Checks stolen from Dentist and Cashed at San Jose Church Bingo

“The checks would be cashed in exchange for a ‘tip’ to the employee cashing the check. And then a requirement on her part to...

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Jul 5

Laughing gas thief targets dental office in South San Francisco

2/11/19- SAN FRANCISCO – A man has been breaking into a dental office in South San Francisco and stealing containers of laughing gas. Surveillance...

Apr 5

Bakersfield dental office employee arrested for failing to pay restitution in fraud scheme

For Release: August 5, 2020 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Dental office employee Karla Morales, 42, was arrested today for failing to pay restitution after being...