Embezzlement by Dental Office Managers

Office managers are the single most common perpetrators of dental practice embezzlement. Prosperident's archive includes 60 documented cases in which a dental office manager was charged with, convicted of, or pleaded guilty to theft from the practice. The role's combination of trust, access to financial systems, and operational autonomy creates the conditions that embezzlement requires.

The pattern across these cases is consistent: long tenure, glowing references from the dentist, a perceived right to compensation beyond their salary, and a control environment built on personal trust rather than separation of duties. Most of the cases below were uncovered accidentally — by another employee, an external party, or a billing irregularity — not by routine audit. If you suspect employee theft in your own practice, call Prosperident at 888-398-2327 for a confidential, no-obligation conversation. Cases like the ones below are why we exist.

• “It got out of hand,” said PA Dental Office Manager Roslyn Noll Convicted for Steal of $47,000 — $47K (Pennsylvania)
• A veterinary example -- PA office manager Trisha Lynn McLaughlin accused of steal of $355k from animal hospital — $355K (Pennsylvania)
• Ada, OK Dentist: Ex-office Manager Robin Logan Accused of Steal of $200K — $200K (Oklahoma)
• Arizona Dental Office Manager Kathy Salazar Given Prison Term for Steal of $88K From Insurance — $88K (Arizona)
• Baltimore Dental Office Manager Randii Lei Adams Sentenced for $5K insurance steal — $5K (Arizona)
• Bothell, WA dental office manager Josie Morey convicted of steal from practice including cash, insurance thefts; 9 months of house arrest — (Washington)
• California Dental Office Manager Amanda Boling Guilty of Steal of 130K - facing 3 years — (California)
• California Dental Office Manager Veronica Rivas Gets 45-day Jail Term for Insurance Fraud — (California)
• California Office Manager Deborah Kessler Guilty of Steal of More Than $100,000 -- Sentenced to Two Years in Jail — $100K (California)
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• Embezzlement takes many different forms -- Office manager Valbona Yzeiraj at Bronx practice performed unlicensed dentistry. Also tried to steal $20k from payroll. — $20K (New York)
• Essex County NJ Dental Office Manager Cindy Crissien Pleads Guilty to Steal of $37,000 in Insurance Claim Checks — $37K (New Jersey)
• Florida dental office manager Kerri Spagnuolo arrested for grand theft -- steal of between $10K and $20K — $10K (Florida)
• Florida office manager charged with $24k theft. — $24K (Florida)
• Florida office manager Marissa Minor admits steal of $20k from dentist-- has previous record — $20K (Florida)
• Former Niagara Falls NY dental office manager Louis Carr spared prison for forging 75 prescriptions
• Former office manager Belinda Dawn Colovin accused for Steal of $30K from Clearwater dental practice — $30K (Colorado)
• Former office manager Sandra Wallace gets one year sentence for 64K steal from Maine orthodontic office — (Maine)
• Former PA dental office manager Heather Smith sentenced for theft — (Pennsylvania)
• From 2002 -- Florida office manager Denise Wilson accused of steal of $123K — $123K (Florida)
• Georgia office manager Peter Ngunyi accused of steal of $60k — $60K (Georgia)
• Illinois office manager Denise Sullivan sentenced to 15 months for steal of $250k — $250K (Illinois)
• It Happens in England Too -- Dental Practice Manager Rachael Carvell Committed Steal of £80,000 From Her Employers to Prop Up Her Failing Bar Business — (the United Kingdom)
• Karen Tenney, Virginia Office Manager, Convicted for Victimizing Orthodontist — (Virginia)
• Katerin Rochet, Office Manager at Flushing, NY Dental Firm Busted for Steal of $35K in Insurance Checks — $35K (New York)
• Long-time Michigan office manager Rhonda Wilson convicted for $180K steal from orthodontic office — $180K (Michigan)
• Los Angeles -- Ex-dental office manager Claudia Ventura sentenced to 180 days for steal from insurance companies — (California)
• Louisiana Office Manager Juana Peters Arrested for Steal of Identities of 1000s of Patients — (Louisiana)
• Maine office manager Michelle Ludden charged with steal of more than $100k — $100K (Maine)
• Maryland office manager Michelle Rampersad convicted of wire fraud for $407k — $407K (Maryland)
• Massachusetts Office Manager Lisa Giroux Charged with Steal of $55,370 From East Longmeadow Dentist — $55K (Massachusetts)
• Michigan office manager Terese Valko accused of embezzling $50K — $50K (Michigan)
• Michigan Office Manager Vicki Zachary Convicted of Embezzlement, Drug Charges — (Michigan)
• Missouri Office Manager Miranda Wolf Charged with Stealing from Dental Firm — (Missouri)
• MN Office Manager Sandra Jean Kelley Sentenced for Steal of $120k — $120K (Minnesota)
• N.J. dental office manager Magdy Rafla pleads guilty to $45K health care claims steal — $45K (New Jersey)
• N.Y. Office Manager Denise Marie Rossi Sentenced for Embezzlement, $100k restitution — $100K (New York)
• NJ office manager Barbara Reinhard convicted for steal of $215k from OMS practice, gets five days in jail — $215K (New Jersey)
• NY Dentist Office Manager Kathy Harris Arrested for Stealing from Employer
• NYC office manager Indera Jadoo arrested for embezzling $64k — $64K (New York)
• Office Manager Sued for False Insurance Claims — (California)
• Oklahoma City Office Manager Ellen Chidester Charged With Steal of $65,000 — $65K (Oklahoma)
• Olivia Rutty - Embezzlement in England -- Prison for practice manager for steal of £30,000 — (the United Kingdom)
• Oregon Office Manager Shannon Wilson Charged with Steal of $140k — $140K (Oregon)
• PA dental office manager Sharon Swartz charged in $13K theft — $13K (Pennsylvania)
• Pennsylvania office manager Jill E. D'Angelo sentenced to 41 months for fraud -- Steal of $475k — $475K (Pennsylvania)
• Pennsylvania office manager Kim Yvette Menne arrested for steal of $90,000 — $90K (Pennsylvania)
• Police: Pennsylvania Dentist's Office Manager Leah Price Stole $27K -- Had Previous Record — $27K (Pennsylvania)
• Prosperident's Investigation Results in Office Manager Deanna Gray's 12-Year Sentence for Steal of $400K From VA Dental Practice — $400K (South Carolina)
• Roswell GA Office Manager Emily Trimble accused of steal of >$100K — $100K (Georgia)
• Run, Arica, Run! Police Search for Office Manager Arica Cameron Accused of Steal of $630k from Dentist — $630K (Georgia)
• Stamford CT Dental Office Manager Elena Ilizarov Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Insurance Companies of $1.2 million — $1.2M (Connecticut)
• Tampa office manager Dawn Marie Paciella convicted of grand larceny in stealing from endodontic office — (Florida)
• UK Practice Manager Lynn Macdonald Accused of Embezzling When Dentist Was Ill; Steal of £12,500 — (the United Kingdom)
• Upstate NY dental office manager Nicole Bolduc charged with steal of $8k from DSO — $8K (New York)
• Virginia office manager Jennifer Tomlin arrested for steal of $20k -- has done it before — $20K (Virginia)
• Washington dental office manager Michaelee Roehrs gets 7-year prison term for steal of $560,000 — $560K (Washington)
• Washington dental office manager Nicole Allenton faces jail for falsifying prescriptions...and has done it before — (Washington)
• Winnipeg dental group sues ex-office manager, alleging she faked insurance claims, overpaid herself — (California)
• Yuliya Vaysglus, Former Office Manager of Boston Dental Practice Sentenced to 41 Months for Bank Fraud, Identity Theft and Tax Fraud related to $348k Steal — $348K (Massachusetts)