Sharon Keleher of Guelph, Ontario — identified in court as a problem gambler — was sentenced to nine months of house arrest after defrauding eleven insurance companies of more than $45,100 through a local dental practice. The case illustrates how a single employee with access to insurance billing can expose a dental practice to liability across multiple insurers simultaneously, compounding the reputational and financial damage.
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