Embezzlement by Dental Office Managers

Office managers are the single most common perpetrators of dental practice embezzlement. Prosperident's archive includes 67 documented cases in which a dental office manager was charged with, convicted of, or pleaded guilty to theft from the practice. The role's combination of trust, access to financial systems, and operational autonomy creates the conditions that embezzlement requires.

The pattern across these cases is consistent: long tenure, glowing references from the dentist, a perceived right to compensation beyond their salary, and a control environment built on personal trust rather than separation of duties. Most of the cases below were uncovered accidentally — by another employee, an external party, or a billing irregularity — not by routine audit. If you suspect employee theft in your own practice, call Prosperident at 888-398-2327 for a confidential, no-obligation conversation. Cases like the ones below are why we exist.

• Brian Nordan, Former Manager of Indiana Practices, Convicted of Embezzling $3 million. Sentenced to 42 months — $3 m (Indiana)
• Stamford CT Dental Office Manager Elena Ilizarov Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Insurance Companies of $1.2 million — $1.2 m (Connecticut)
• Big Money in 1997 -- Wisconsin Manager Paula M. Sullivan Sentenced for $800k Embezzlement — $800k (Wisconsin)
• Run, Arica, Run! Police Search for Office Manager Arica Cameron Accused of Steal of $630k from Dentist — $630k
• Washington dental office manager Michaelee Roehrs gets 7-year prison term for steal of $560,000 — $560,000 (Washington)
• Pennsylvania office manager Jill E. D'Angelo sentenced to 41 months for fraud -- Steal of $475k — $475k (Pennsylvania)
• Maryland office manager Michelle Rampersad convicted of wire fraud for $407k — $407k (Maryland)
• Prosperident's Investigation Results in Office Manager Deanna Gray's 12-Year Sentence for Steal of $400K From VA Dental Practice — $400K
• UK Dental manager cooked books to steal £285k — £285k (UK)
• A veterinary example -- PA office manager Trisha Lynn McLaughlin accused of steal of $355k from animal hospital — $355k
• Yuliya Vaysglus, Former Office Manager of Boston Dental Practice Sentenced to 41 Months for Bank Fraud, Identity Theft and Tax Fraud related to $348k Steal — $348k (Massachusetts)
• Illinois office manager Denise Sullivan sentenced to 15 months for steal of $250k — $250k (Illinois)
• NJ office manager Barbara Reinhard convicted for steal of $215k from OMS practice, gets five days in jail — $215k
• Ada, OK Dentist: Ex-office Manager Robin Logan Accused of Steal of $200K — $200K (Oklahoma)
• Connecticut manager Donna Rizzo embezzles $200k, receives three years in prison — $200k (Connecticut)
• Long-time Michigan office manager Rhonda Wilson convicted for $180K steal from orthodontic office — $180K (Michigan)
• Oregon Office Manager Shannon Wilson Charged with Steal of $140k — $140k (Oregon)
• From 2002 -- Florida office manager Denise Wilson accused of steal of $123K — $123K (Florida)
• MN Office Manager Sandra Jean Kelley Sentenced for Steal of $120k — $120k
• Roswell GA Office Manager Emily Trimble accused of steal of >$100K — $100K (Georgia)
• California Office Manager Deborah Kessler Guilty of Steal of More Than $100,000 -- Sentenced to Two Years in Jail — $100,000 (California)
• It Happens in England Too -- Dental Practice Manager Rachael Carvell Committed Steal of £80,000 From Her Employers to Prop Up Her Failing Bar Business — £80,000 (UK)
• Maine office manager Michelle Ludden charged with steal of more than $100k — $100k (Maine)
• N.Y. Office Manager Denise Marie Rossi Sentenced for Embezzlement, $100k restitution — $100k
• Pennsylvania office manager Kim Yvette Menne arrested for steal of $90,000 — $90,000 (Pennsylvania)
• Arizona Dental Office Manager Kathy Salazar Given Prison Term for Steal of $88K From Insurance — $88K (Arizona)
• Oklahoma City Office Manager Ellen Chidester Charged With Steal of $65,000 — $65,000 (Oklahoma)
• NYC office manager Indera Jadoo arrested for embezzling $64k — $64k (New York)
• Georgia office manager Peter Ngunyi accused of steal of $60k — $60k (Georgia)
• Massachusetts Office Manager Lisa Giroux Charged with Steal of $55,370 From East Longmeadow Dentist — $55,370 (Massachusetts)

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Related Pages

• Hall of Shame archive (all cases)
• Embezzlement by bookkeepers
• Embezzlement by receptionists
• Embezzlement by dental hygienists