Dental Embezzlement in New York

Prosperident has tracked 29 dental embezzlement cases in New York — a sample of the thefts from dental practices that have produced charges, convictions, or civil judgments in the state. The list below is drawn from Prosperident's Hall of Shame archive, which documents cases reported in local news and court records. These are not Prosperident's clients; they are public cases that illustrate how dental practice embezzlement actually unfolds in New York, what amounts are typical, and which roles are most often involved.

The median documented theft in our New York files is approximately $63,000. Office managers, bookkeepers, and front-desk staff feature heavily, but the pattern is never predictable from job title alone. What unites these cases is how long the theft went undetected and how late the dentist realized something was wrong. Pattern recognition matters. If something you read here feels familiar, call Prosperident at 888-398-2327 before assumptions harden into evidence problems.

• Upstate NY's Kimber Cummings Accused of $1.1 Million Steal — $1.1 M (New York)
• Wow -- Albany NY Dentist Sues, Accusing Ex-nun Mary Ann Fuina and Christine Mosher of Bilking Him out of Nearly $1M — $1M (New York)
• Manhattan dentist receptionist Annie Vuong stole patient info to buy $700K in Apple gift cards; sentenced to two years in prison — $700K (New York)
• NY's Cheryl Higgins accused of steal of $500k from dentist; charges subsequently dropped — $500k (New York)
• NY Dental CFO Kevin J. Conroy Sentenced for Embezzling $432k From Practice -- has Previous Conviction for Embezzlement — $432k (New York)
• Carla Fisher-Schmitt accused of $400k steal from NY practice — $400k (New York)
• Ex-employee Mary Frank gets prison for steal of $300,000 from Utica NY dentist — $300,000 (New York)
• Long Island NY's Erika Lucassi arrested for $300K Steal from Dentist. — $300K (New York)
• NY Bookkeeper Mary Ellen Schilling Pleads Guilty to Steal of $164k from Oral Surgery Practice; Repaid Money to Avoid Jail Term — $164k (New York)
• NYC office manager Indera Jadoo arrested for embezzling $64k — $64k (New York)
• "The Dentist Made Me Do It" -- NY lawyer Edward R. Thiel blames $63k steal on son's dental bills — $63k (New York)
• Utica NY's Siden Lieu charged with $57,000 embezzlement — $57,000 (New York)
• Repeat offender -- Bookkeeper Deborah Ervin Accused of Steal of $50,000 from Long Island Dentist — $50,000 (New York)
• Dania Shaar of Buffalo NY Withdraws Guilty Plea in Dental Office Steal - Realized She Was Going to Jail for 2 Years for Steal of $36K — $36K (New York)
• Katerin Rochet, Office Manager at Flushing, NY Dental Firm Busted for Steal of $35K in Insurance Checks — $35K (New York)
• NY's Breanna Reed Convicted for $20K Steal from Dentist — $20K (New York)
• Upstate NY dental office manager Nicole Bolduc charged with steal of $8k from DSO — $8k (New York)
• NY's Vilma Nokaj Gave Illegal Discounts to Family of $8K — $8K (New York)
• Upstate NY dental employee Annette Lehoisky facing grand larceny charge after steal of credit card number. $5k bail set — $5k (New York)
• Staten Island NY's Alyssa Decicco completed steal of $5K of checks from dentist's office, then cashed them with her boyfriend, police allege — $5K (New York)
• NY's Sheila Shattuck pleads guilty to steal of $4K — $4K (New York)
• NYC dental assistant Amanda Henderson arrested for steal of patient's purse spend $700 on credit card — $700 (New York)
• New York City employee arrested at work with drugs (New York)
• Former teen tennis star Olivia Dubovikov accused of steal of Rx pads from NY dental office where she worked...again -- 600 pills (New York)
• Long Island serial embezzler Deborah Ervin (New York)

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Related Pages

• All states — Hall of Shame archive
• Embezzlement by office managers
• Embezzlement by bookkeepers