Illinois dental office employee Kelly Lee Distasio arraigned for steal from 2 co-workers' purses
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Kelly Lee Distasio, 34, of Illinois — who was already serving probation for a prior conviction for theft — was arraigned on a felony theft charge after allegedly stealing from employees at Familia Dental, where she had been working. The case illustrates the critical importance of background checks in dental hiring: Distasio’s prior theft conviction was a documented warning sign that a background check would have revealed before she was hired.
Cases Like This Are Far More Common Than Most Dentists Realize.
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