Dental Embezzlement in New York
Prosperident has documented 30 dental embezzlement cases affecting dental practices in New York. Each case listed here has reached the public record through criminal proceedings, civil litigation, or regulatory action. Prosperident tracks these matters as part of its mission to protect dental practices across North America from the financial and professional damage caused by employee theft.
Dental embezzlement is far more common than most practice owners realize. Industry research suggests roughly 70% of dental practices will experience embezzlement at some point, and the average loss exceeds $100,000 by the time it is finally discovered. The cases in New York reflect a range of methods — billing fraud, insurance manipulation, cash diversion, and direct theft from patient accounts — carried out by employees in positions of trust such as office managers, front desk staff, and bookkeepers.
Early detection is critical. Most embezzlement goes undetected for two or more years because the perpetrator typically controls the financial records the dentist relies on to spot irregularities. Prosperident's forensic investigators use purpose-built analytical methods to surface discrepancies that a standard accounting review would miss. Warning signs include unexplained cash shortfalls, patient complaints about billing, and employees who resist oversight of financial records or become unusually protective of their duties.
If you suspect embezzlement at your New York dental practice, Prosperident offers confidential consultations at 888‑398‑2327 — contact us here. There is no obligation, and everything you share is held in strict confidence. Prosperident has conducted more than 4,000 embezzlement investigations over 35+ years and recovers money for the dentists it works with in the vast majority of cases.
Documented Cases in New York (30)
- Arieta Gouvakis Couldnt't Steal From the Dentist, so she Stole $3K From Patients!
- Carla Fisher-Schmitt accused of $400k steal from NY practice
- CT's Jeffrey Fernandez arrested for steal of $286k
- 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
- Dental office receptionist Donna Macli among those indicted in 2007 Wall St. Stock Loan Probe
- Embezzlement in Dentistry in the 19th Century -- Emma Cunningham embezzled in 1857
- Embezzlement takes many different forms -- Office manager Valbona Yzeiraj at Bronx practice performed unlicensed dentistry. Also tried to steal $20k from payroll.
- Ex-employee Mary Frank gets prison for steal of $300,000 from Utica NY dentist
- Former teen tennis star Olivia Dubovikov accused of steal of Rx pads from NY dental office where she worked...again -- 600 pills
- Henry Schein employee pleads guilty to $1.6 million embezzlement
- Katerin Rochet, Office Manager at Flushing, NY Dental Firm Busted for Steal of $35K in Insurance Checks
- Long Island serial embezzler Deborah Ervin
- N.Y. Office Manager Denise Marie Rossi Sentenced for Embezzlement, $100k restitution
- NBDE exam questions stolen by 3 dental students - a really bad way to start your dental career
- New York City employee arrested at work with drugs
- Not Fast on his Feet - When Caught, Dental Office Burglar Sean Maranzino Said he was "looking for his cat." Does this make him a "cat burglar"?
- NY Bookkeeper Mary Ellen Schilling Pleads Guilty to Steal of $164k from Oral Surgery Practice; Repaid Money to Avoid Jail Term
- NY Dental CFO Kevin J. Conroy Sentenced for Embezzling $432k From Practice -- has Previous Conviction for Embezzlement
- NY's Cheryl Higgins accused of steal of $500k from dentist; charges subsequently dropped
- NY's Sheila Shattuck pleads guilty to steal of $4K
- NYC dental assistant Amanda Henderson arrested for steal of patient's purse spend $700 on credit card
- NYC office manager Indera Jadoo arrested for embezzling $64k
- NYU dental school workers Joel Scott and James Giscombe Jr. busted in identity-theft operation for steal >$100K
- Pomona NY's Michael Kavanagh Accused of Steal of $5,000 From Employer
- Repeat offender -- Bookkeeper Deborah Ervin Accused of Steal of $50,000 from Long Island Dentist
- Staten Island NY's Alyssa Decicco completed steal of $5K of checks from dentist's office, then cashed them with her boyfriend, police allege
- Terri Lynn Outer — FCI Otisville — Otisville, New York
- Upstate NY dental employee Annette Lehoisky facing grand larceny charge after steal of credit card number. $5k bail set
- Upstate NY dental office manager Nicole Bolduc charged with steal of $8k from DSO
- What do You do When You Can't Steal From Your Practice? Lisa Campbell Stole From a Patient!
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