Interview with a Reformed Embezzler

Episode length: 33m  |  Published: 2021-05-10

What goes through the mind of someone who steals from their employer — and what brings them to genuine remorse? In this rare and candid interview, Prosperident's David Harris sits down with a convicted dental embezzler who agreed to speak openly on the condition of anonymity. She embezzled more than $250,000 from her dentist employer and served time in state prison.

Topics covered in the interview include:

• How she first began stealing and what made it feel possible
• The specific methods she used to take and conceal over $250,000
• How she justified her actions to herself over time
• The moment she knew it would eventually catch up to her
• What the arrest, prosecution, and incarceration were like
• How her life changed after release and what "reformed" actually means
• What she believes dentists could have done to stop her earlier
• Her message to other dental employees who may be considering theft
• Her message to dentists who want to understand what they're dealing with

This interview is a companion piece to the serial embezzler interview in Episode 18. Together they offer two very different perspectives from two very different kinds of offenders.

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