Dental Embezzlement Cases — Orthodontist Practices
Prosperident has documented 56 dental embezzlement cases affecting orthodontist practices across North America. Each case listed here has reached the public record through criminal proceedings, civil litigation, or regulatory action. No dental specialty is immune from embezzlement risk — orthodontist practices face the same vulnerabilities as any other dental office.
Embezzlement in orthodontist practices typically involves employees in financial roles: office managers, billing coordinators, and front desk staff who process insurance claims and patient payments. Common methods include fraudulent insurance submissions, manipulation of patient account balances, and diversion of cash or check payments before they are deposited. Because these employees often control the records used to detect theft, losses routinely go undetected for two or more years and frequently exceed $100,000 before they are uncovered.
If you suspect embezzlement at your orthodontist practice, Prosperident offers confidential consultations at 888‑398‑2327 — contact us here. 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. Everything you share is held in strict confidence and there is no obligation.
Documented Cases — Orthodontist Practices (56)
- Alabama Dentist Office Employee Toni McMurphy Sentenced To Federal Prison For Steal of $45K
- Alabama's Ami Batchelor arrested for steal of $16k from dentist
- Alabama's Susan Warmack Davis Arrested for Steal of $54k From Orthodontist
- An oldie but a goodie -- British Columbia's ELIA KRATKY embezzles $436k from three dental offices; receives conditional sentence
- Arizona Orthodontist Dr. Andrew L. Kassman and spouse indicted for embezzlement
- Ashley Devereaux Hiring Alert — Arizona, Texas, and Kansas
- Casey J. Tinnel's alleged embezzlement drills hole in Indiana dentist's account
- Colorado's Cheryl Dunlap Received 15-Year Probation for Steal of $250k From Orthodontist
- Connecticut Dental Practice Employee Barbara O'Hara Leone Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Steal of >$100k
- Convicted Florida Embezzler Theresa Frank is Awaiting Sentencing for Steal of $100K
- Convicted Nova Scotia thief Debbie Rushton asks judge for longer jail term to address gambling addiction
- Dale Barlage, Arizona financial advisor, scams dentist friend for $465K
- David Rose, Who Bilked Physicians and Dentists of More Than $2 Million Sentenced to 57 Months in Federal Prison
- Debbie Rushton Committed Steal of $230,000 from Nova Scotia Orthodontist
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- Florida dental clinic employee Lucina Rodriguez arrested for steal of $180K authorities say
- Former embezzler Virginia Larzelere convicted of murdering dentist husband in 1981
- Former office manager Sandra Wallace gets one year sentence for 64K steal from Maine orthodontic office
- Guilty Plea for Theft from Lisa Anselm of Virginia; Faces 60 Years in Prison
- Hiring Alert - Anna Candee-Wright
- Illinois' Linda Miller receives probation for $35K steal
- Indiana's Malinda Downey arrested for Embezzling $300k from Orthodontist
- Is your CPA protecting you from embezzlement? Embezzled dentist sues CPA firm, alleging accounting malpractice. Not successful yet.
- Jennifer Fullenkamp of Indiana arrested for embezzlement from ortho practice
- Jo Ginia Moniz of Wheatland CA sentenced for steal of $126k from orthodontist
- Karen Tenney, Virginia Office Manager, Convicted for Victimizing Orthodontist
- Kennith Bell declares bankruptcy to avoid repayment for steal of $1.2 million from orthodontic practice. Judge rules amount still payable.
- Long-time Michigan office manager Rhonda Wilson convicted for $180K steal from orthodontic office
- Lufkin TX dental employee Heather Terry pleads guilty to 3 counts of prescription fraud; also stole office's gold with co-worker
- Maine Orthodontist's Bookkeeper Celine Davis Gets 6 Months for Embezzling $120K
- Mary Lou Rodriguez - From Embezzler to Master Hypnotist
- Michigan Office Manager Vicki Zachary Convicted of Embezzlement, Drug Charges
- Misrepresentation When Selling Practice Results in $586K Damages Against Dr. Lawrence Smith
- Monmouth Prosecutor Accuses Receptionist Gina Lena of Steal of $25,000 from NJ Orthodontist
- NC's Angela Nicole Brown stole $400,000 from dentist, spent it on Disney World and other vacations. Sentenced to five years.
- New Jersey's Suzanne Conover indicted for $109,000 steal
- North Carolina's Tammy Davis Gurley Sentenced for $300K Steal From Orthodontist
- Ontario dental embezzler Irina Fooks convicted of other fraud using 60 stolen identities
- Paula Carver of Albuquerque Charged With Embezzlement from Orthodontist
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- Prosperident's Investigation Results in Office Manager Deanna Gray's 12-Year Sentence for Steal of $400K From VA Dental Practice
- Repeat offender Jill D'Angelo receives 21-month jail sentence
- Robbie Forrest Strawbridge of Wake Forest NC jailed in dental office steal
- Savannah Waters arrested on charges that she committed $46k steal from a Florida dental office
- Tami Weliever Hiring Alert -- Pacific Northwest
- Tammy Murphy Chancey of Enterprise, AL charged with steal of $100,000 from ex-husband's dental practice
- Tasha Enid Almodovar of Florida Arrested and Charged With Steal of up to $100K from Orthodontist
- Texas orthodontist, convicted of health care fraud, claims attorney Clark Holesinger embezzled from him. Attorney WAS convicted of embezzling from clients
- The company that you keep...Sadie Hight
- Thomas Christie, Connecticut orthodontist claims Orthodontic Centers of America DSO committed steal of >$100K+ from him
- Unique Marie Wells Hiring Alert -- Nevada and Arizona. Last prison sentence 12 months
- Where do embezzlers go next? Texas embezzler Michele Williams was later convicted of murder.
- Why you need good investigators -- Tammy Lynn Leonard of Houma, LA cleared of steal of $50K allegations due to spoilation of evidence
- Windsor California's Tatiana Marquez arrested
- Wisconsin's Joyce Sakach Charged with $680K Steal From Orthodontist
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