Dental Embezzlement in Washington
Prosperident has tracked 18 dental embezzlement cases in Washington — 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 Washington, what amounts are typical, and which roles are most often involved.
The median documented theft in our Washington files is approximately $250,000. 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.
- One of the Biggest Ever -- Lori Doughty's Guilty Plea in $1.9 Million Steal from Washington Dentists — $1.9 M (Washington)
- Michael Doughty, Husband of Washington bookkeeper accused of laundering in $1.9M Steal — $1.9M (Washington)
- Dana Thompson, Walla Walla educator, bookkeeper, 7th Day Adventist, embezzles $823k, sentenced to 18 months in prison — $823k (Washington)
- Bobbi Current and Kelli Flynn accused of steal of $800k from Washington dentist — $800k (Washington)
- Washington dental office manager Michaelee Roehrs gets 7-year prison term for steal of $560,000 — $560,000 (Washington)
- Pullman WA's Debora Jo Ailor sentenced for embezzling $437,000 — $437,000 (Washington)
- Washington's Patricia Hart charged with steal of more than $300k — $300k (Washington)
- Julie Lake admits to steal of $250,000 from Correll Dental in Spokane — $250,000 (Washington)
- Prosperident busts Washington's Kimberly Klaudt in $130K theft — $130K (Washington)
- Washington's Debra Remmers Must Repay Dentist for Steal of $101,798 — $101,798 (Washington)
- Washington's Terri Kakalecik allegedly committed steal of up to $95,000 from employer — $95,000 (Washington)
- Yakima WA employee Moises Licea-Velasquez accused of steal of nearly $50k from non-profit dental clinic — $50k (Washington)
- Washington dental employees Kendel Sonsalla and Robin Loewen charged with steal of $17K using false insurance claims — $17K (Washington)
- Washington's Katherine Hargarten Pleads Guilty to Steal of $17K by Filing $17K False Insurance Claims — $17K (Washington)
- Christina Moore Commited Steal of $13K From Washington Dentist's Office — $13K (Washington)
- Marcie Ramirez of Pasco, WA admitted to $8k steal — $8k (Washington)
- Washington dental office manager Nicole Allenton faces jail for falsifying prescriptions...and has done it before (Washington)
- Kennewick, Washington police accuse Nicole Polus and Chareise Raugust of 167 forged prescriptions (Washington)
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