Steal and Conceal; What Serial Embezzlers Can Teach Us

Episode length: 1h 21m  |  Published: 2021-02-22

Most dental embezzlers steal from one practice. Serial embezzlers steal from many — moving from victim to victim, refining their methods, and exploiting the same systemic vulnerabilities again and again. In this revealing episode, Prosperident's David Harris, Wendy Askins, and Amber Weber profile the serial embezzlers they have encountered in their investigative work and extract the lessons these cases contain for every dental practice owner.

Topics covered include:

• What distinguishes a serial embezzler from a one-time offender
• The profiles and patterns the Prosperident team has observed across serial cases
• How serial embezzlers identify and select vulnerable practices
• The methods they use to steal — and the concealment strategies they rely on
• Why serial embezzlers are so rarely caught early
• How they move between practices after discovery and what enables them to do so
• The role of inadequate reference checking and background screening in perpetuating serial theft
• The systemic vulnerabilities that serial embezzlers consistently exploit
• What practice owners can do to avoid becoming the next victim in a serial embezzler's career