Dental Embezzlement in Washington
Prosperident has documented 23 dental embezzlement cases affecting dental practices in Washington. 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 one in three 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 Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington (23)
- Acquitted of murder charges, Kingston NY dentist Gilberto Nunez goes to prison for perjury, insurance fraud
- Bobbi Current and Kelli Flynn accused of steal of $800k from Washington dentist
- Bobbie Kay Accused of Steal of $123K From Vancouver WA Practice
- Bothell WA's Lori Bowman Gets 2 1/2 Years for steal of $175K and Forged Prescriptions
- Bothell, WA dental office manager Josie Morey convicted of steal from practice including cash, insurance thefts; 9 months of house arrest
- Charlotte Allen-Dinsdale of Vancouver, WA gets 3 days for steal from nonprofit
- Christina Moore Commited Steal of $13K From Washington Dentist's Office
- Kaya Washington and Beverly Henry of Chicago indicted on $2K identity theft charges after steal during dentist visit
- Kennewick, Washington police accuse Nicole Polus and Chareise Raugust of 167 forged prescriptions
- Marcie Ramirez of Pasco, WA admitted to $8k steal
- Michael Doughty, Husband of Washington bookkeeper accused of laundering in $1.9M Steal
- One of the Biggest Ever -- Lori Doughty's Guilty Plea in $1.9 Million Steal from Washington Dentists
- Prosperident busts Washington's Kimberly Klaudt in $130K theft
- Pullman WA's Debora Jo Ailor sentenced for embezzling $437,000
- WA dental hygienist Shari Lee Kristiansen charged with cleaning up in $81k workers' comp steal
- Washington dental employees Kendel Sonsalla and Robin Loewen charged with steal of $17K using false insurance claims
- Washington dental office manager Michaelee Roehrs gets 7-year prison term for steal of $560,000
- Washington dental office manager Nicole Allenton faces jail for falsifying prescriptions...and has done it before
- Washington's Debra Remmers Must Repay Dentist for Steal of $101,798
- Washington's Katherine Hargarten Pleads Guilty to Steal of $17K by Filing $17K False Insurance Claims
- Washington's Patricia Hart charged with steal of more than $300k
- Washington's Terri Kakalecik allegedly committed steal of up to $95,000 from employer
- Yakima WA employee Moises Licea-Velasquez accused of steal of nearly $50k from non-profit dental clinic
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