Dental Embezzlement in Virginia
Prosperident has tracked 22 dental embezzlement cases in Virginia — 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 Virginia, what amounts are typical, and which roles are most often involved.
The median documented theft in our Virginia files is approximately $130,000. 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 any of this resonates with what you're seeing in your own practice, call 888-398-2327. The first conversation is confidential and costs nothing.
- West Virginia Dental Office Employee Accused of Embezzling Over $463,000 — $463,000 (Virginia)
- Virginia dentist's friend David Kagey sentenced to three years for steal of $422k — $422k (Virginia)
- Virginia embezzler Rosalind Deborah Wright goes undetected for ten years; Steal of $350k — $350k (Virginia)
- West Virginia dental receptionist LaDonna Johnson accused of steal of $250K — $250K (Virginia)
- Traci Anne Izes of Virginia Sentenced to Five Years for Steal of $178K — $178K (Virginia)
- Virginia's Jeannie Braithwaite Admits to Stealing More Than $130,000 from Employer — $130,000 (Virginia)
- Four years in prison, restitution agreed upon in Connie Meredith Saunders, Virginia dental assistant embezzlement case for steal of $20,000 to $120,000 — $120,000 (Virginia)
- West Virginia Woman Melissa Evans Pleads Guilty to Steal from Bank of $120k — $120k (Virginia)
- West Virginia's Kecia Lynn Southerly charged with steal of > $100k — $100k (Virginia)
- Virginia office manager Jennifer Tomlin arrested for steal of $20k -- has done it before — $20k (Virginia)
- Virginia's Jennifer Tomlin Charged for Embezzling >$20K from Employers — $20K (Virginia)
- Virginia's Elizabeth Shaver guilty in Steal of $8K — $8K (Virginia)
- West Virginia Receptionist Cynthia Hartley Charged With Embezzlement; faces 10 year sentence for steal (Virginia)
- Virginia's Mimi Diaz Torres has three embezzlement charges dropped; charged with a fourth in a different jurisdiction (Virginia)
- Virginia dental worker Donna Talley guilty of fraudulently distributing 100,000+ hydrocodone pills (Virginia)
- Kristie Dunn Johnson's steal from Blacksburg VA dentist brings 10 years of probation (Virginia)
- Virginia's Wanda Kaye Turner has embezzlement conviction overturned on appeal (Virginia)
- Former embezzler Virginia Larzelere convicted of murdering dentist husband in 1981 (Virginia)
- Virginia's Jenelle Cook-Cash Indicted for 6 Counts of Embezzled Money (Virginia)
- Karen Tenney, Virginia Office Manager, Convicted for Victimizing Orthodontist (Virginia)
- Guilty Plea for Theft from Lisa Anselm of Virginia; Faces 60 Years in Prison (Virginia)
- Amanda Kincell and Casey Fike of West Virginia Indicted for Wire Fraud - Facing 20 year sentence (Virginia)
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