Dental Embezzlement in California
Prosperident has tracked 41 dental embezzlement cases in California — 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 California, what amounts are typical, and which roles are most often involved.
The median documented theft in our California files is approximately $100,000. 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. 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.
- California Dental Assistant Anita Sharma Sentenced for Role in $9.3M Mortgage Fraud Scam — $9.3M (California)
- Victoria Wafford sentenced to 8 years in prison for steal of $1.6 million from California dental office — $1.6 m (California)
- Hector Ramos, Head of IT Department Accused of Embezzling $800k from California Non-profit Clinic — $800k (California)
- California's Kim Herman Did Steal $365k from Santa Barbara Employer -- 5 Year Prison Sentence — $365k (California)
- San Antonio Embezzler Misty Casanova Sentenced to 15 Years for Steal of $353k — $353k (California)
- Nadine Marcias and two Others Charged in Plot to Steal $309K from California Dentist and launder at Bingo Hall — $309K (California)
- Dentists behaving badly: California Dentist Dr. Edward Bodek and spouse steal patient credit card information -- rack up $260k in charges — $260k (California)
- California Dental Assistant Tiffany Lynae Lovell Sentenced 3 Years for Steal of $203,000 — $203,000 (California)
- $200K Restitution Sum and Jail Sentence for Vanessa Lentino of California Convicted of Steal from Local Dentist Upheld — $200K (California)
- Santa Clara CA dental worker Jessica Campos commits steal of patient info in $170K theft, lands in prison — $170K (California)
- Lodi California Dentist's Bookkeeper Sandra Salazar Malloy Pleads Guilty to Steal of $150K — $150K (California)
- California Office Manager Deborah Kessler Guilty of Steal of More Than $100,000 -- Sentenced to Two Years in Jail — $100,000 (California)
- Antioch CA's Sunny Gresham arrested for steal of $100K -- stole before, but previous dentist didn't take action — $100K (California)
- Beaumont, CA's Yvonne Mendoza alleged to have committed steal of more than $100k — $100k (California)
- Oxnard CA woman arrested, accused of $87,000 embezzlement — $87,000 (California)
- Emily Marie Forbes, California woman sentenced to prison for steal from dental patients at five different dental offices of $72,000 — $72,000 (California)
- California Bookkeeper Jasmine Delafuente Pleads no Contest to Third Embezzlement Charge in Four Years for Steal of $65K — $65K (California)
- California dental receptionist Holly Ann Keate sentenced for steal of $47K — $47K (California)
- San Jose CA dental employee Rochelle Banting convicted of $40K steal — $40K (California)
- Margaret Serna arrested in $20,000 embezzlement from California dental office for steal of $20K — $20,000 (California)
- California's Katrina Maras, Arrested for $12K Steal from Dentist, has Connection to Hell's Angels — $12K (California)
- California's Julie Diane Klein steals $11K from Boy scout troop; embezzles from dentist husband to repay. Sentenced to one day in jail — $11K (California)
- Pomona NY's Michael Kavanagh Accused of Steal of $5,000 From Employer — $5,000 (California)
- California's Platinum Dental office - Check Fraud Investigation - >$4K Steal — $4K (California)
- Embezzlement is not a Recent Phenomenon; Dr. Robert Kyle, Los Angeles Dentist, victim in 1942 of $550 steal — $550 (California)
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