Margaret Serna, 42, of Sacramento, California turned herself in to authorities on embezzlement charges after detectives determined she had taken approximately $20,700 from a dental practice over a three-year period between 2005 and 2008. A three-year theft window prior to discovery is consistent with the pattern Prosperident observes in the majority of dental embezzlement cases, underscoring the importance of periodic independent financial review.
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