Dental Embezzlement in Texas
Prosperident has tracked 23 dental embezzlement cases in Texas — 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 Texas, what amounts are typical, and which roles are most often involved.
The median documented theft in our Texas 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. Most dentists wait too long. If you have concerns about a team member, a conversation with Prosperident at 888-398-2327 will tell you whether they're worth pursuing.
- Dr. Clinton Herzog of Texas embezzled $2.1M from investors — $2.1M (Texas)
- Texas Dental Association's pension plan is a victim of embezzlement - Ricky Lynn Richardson sentenced to five years for steal of $960K — $960K (Texas)
- Texas Bookkeeper Francisco Hernandez-Limon Accused of Steal of more than $300,000 From Dentist — $300,000 (Texas)
- Texas' Melissa Scroggin convicted $150K<$300K — $300K (Texas)
- Paris TX Dental Office Employee Marilyn Armstrong Indicted for Steal of $150,000 — $150,000 (Texas)
- Billy Benavidez of Royse City, TX sentenced to 10 years in prison for steal of $100,000 from Rockwall dental clinic — $100,000 (Texas)
- TX Employee Chrissie Socorro Trejo convicted for steal of $63,000 from Austin periodontal practice — $63,000 (Texas)
- Police: TX Thief Tried Using Stolen Identity to Get $45,000 in New Teeth in Sugar Land — $45,000 (Texas)
- Texas's Jessica Rose Williamson sentenced to 11 years for steal of $38K — $38K (Texas)
- Alleged steal of $36K by Dale Bradford Harding causes financial cavity for Atascocita TX dentist — $36K (Texas)
- Texas Embezzler Andrea Smith Sentenced for Steal of Between $2K and $30K — $30K (Texas)
- Texas Woman Martha Ann Soto Charged With $20K Steal From Marble Falls Dentist — $20K (Texas)
- Jessica Sandoval of Texas arrested on theft charges (Texas)
- Carrie Clark arrested for embezzlement in Texas (Texas)
- Claire Batsell, Former Employee of Texas Dentist Sentenced to 69 Months in Prison For aggravated Identity Steal (Texas)
- Texas receptionist Angela Lee Collum stole patient identities to buy Vicodin; stole 19 identities (Texas)
- Where do embezzlers go next? Texas embezzler Michele Williams was later convicted of murder. (Texas)
- Texas orthodontist, convicted of health care fraud, claims attorney Clark Holesinger embezzled from him. Attorney WAS convicted of embezzling from clients (Texas)
- Brenda Hobson of Texas who stole from periodontist could get probation instead of 10 years in prison (Texas)
- Lufkin TX dental employee Heather Terry pleads guilty to 3 counts of prescription fraud; also stole office's gold with co-worker (Texas)
- Misty Michelle Tullos of Texas who forged 163 prescriptions sentenced to 5 years' probation (Texas)
- Texas' Tawana Barnes Gets Sentenced (Texas)
- Texas' Jennifer Thornton sentenced to 41 months in federal prison (Texas)
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