When you talk with Prosperident’s Scott Clfford for even a few minutes his ability to out think embezzlers shines through clearly. As a Supervising Examiner, Scott handles some of Prosperident’s most challenging cases.
One of Scott’s recently completed cases resulted in this woman, Danielle Powers, being arrested for embezzlement. She is charged with four counts of theft over $5,000. Her bail was set at $250,000.
Here is Danielle’s arrest report:
A search of Nevada court records reveals that a Danielle Powers was charged in 2013 for forgery, fraud and embezzlement, as well as 2004 charges for burglary and fraud, and 2003 charges for burglary and drug possession.
Dentists should be on the lookout for a serial embezzler named Nancy PRUETT (has also gone by Nancy Richey and Nancy Castillo). Her date of birth is reported to be 5/12/1967.
Nancy has been convicted of one embezzlement, and we have received reports from several other doctors claiming that she stole from them as well. Here are a couple of pictures of our fired Nancy, and a copy of her Texas criminal conviction is below. Reportedly she uses online dental job boards to find jobs in dental offices, and as of May 2018 she is reported to be looking for work.
PRUETT,NANCY (SID: 08960788)
SID 08960788 Date Last Updated 11/16/2017 SEX FEMALE RACE WHITE ETHNICITY HISPANIC HEIGHT 5’5″ WEIGHT 150 LBS EYES BROWN HAIR BLACK PLACE OF BIRTH TEXAS NAME(S) • CASTILLO,NANCY • PRUETT,NANCY (Primary) • RICHEY,NANCY BIRTH DATE(S) • 5/12/1967 (Primary) ARREST SUMMARY DATE OF ARREST SEQUENCE CODE TRACKING NUMBER AGENCY DESCRIPTION 12/2/2011 A 9167225888 DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE HOUSTON Searches based on names, date of birth and other alphanumeric identifiers are not always accurate. The only way to positively link someone to a criminal record is through fingerprint identification. It is your responsibility to make sure the records you access through this site pertain to the person about whom you are seeking information. Extreme care should be exercised in using any information obtained from this Web site. Neither the DPS nor the State of Texas shall be responsible for any errors or omissions produced by secondary dissemination of this data. ARREST DATE 12/2/2011 (1 CHARGES) ARREST DETAIL ARREST DATE 12/2/2011 SEQUENCE CODE A TRACKING NUMBER 9167225888 ARRESTING AGENCY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE HOUSTON (TX101015A) ARREST DATE 12/2/2011 (CHARGE A001) OFFENSE RECORD AGENCY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE HOUSTON (TX101015A) INTERNAL AGENCY CASE NUMBER 791111202154 ARREST OFFENSE THEFT PROP >=$1500 < $20K (23990004) ARREST OFFENSE LITERAL TX101015A1112526WC ARREST OFFENSE CITATION 31.03(E)(4)(A) LEVEL AND DEGREE OF OFFENSE FELONY – STATE JAIL FELONY (FS) DATE OF OFFENSE 11/4/2010 ARREST DISPOSITION DATE 12/2/2011 ARREST DISPOSITION HELD (205) PROSECUTOR ORI REFERRED TO DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE HOUSTON (TX101015A)
PROSECUTION DETAIL AGENCY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE HOUSTON (TX101015A) PROSECUTOR ACTION FIELD PROSECUTOR ACCEPTS THE CHARGE (A) PROSECUTOR OFFENSE CITATION 31.03(E)(4)(A) PROSECUTOR OFFENSE THEFT PROP >=$1500 < $20K (23990004) LEVEL AND DEGREE PROSECUTED FELONY – STATE JAIL FELONY (FS)
COURT STATUS A AGENCY DESCRIPTION 176TH DISTRICT COURT HOUSTON (TX101185J) COURT OFFENSE THEFT PROP >=$20K < $100K (23990010) COURT OFFENSE CITATION 31.03(E)(5) LEVEL AND DEGREE OFFENSE FELONY – 3RD DEGREE (F3) COURT DISPOSITION CONVICTED (310) COURT DISPOSITION DATE 7/17/2012 DATE OF SENTENCE/STATUS 7/17/2012 CAUSE NUMBER CAU:132900201010 FINAL PLEADING GUILTY (G) COURT CONFINEMENT 10Y COURT COSTS 235 AGENCY RECEIVING CUSTODY 176TH DISTRICT COURT HOUSTON (TX236065C) MULTIPLE SENTENCES CODE CONCURRENT (CC)
CUSTODIES Custody DATE OF OFFENSE 11/4/2010 CUSTODIAL AGENCY/ORI PARDON AND PAROLE BOARD AUSTIN (TX227015G) PERSONAL ID NUMBER 01798689 SENTENCE EXPIRATION DATE 1/15/2022 COUNTY OF COMMITMENT HARRIS (101) STATUS STARTING DATE 12/17/2013 STATUS SUPERVISION PAROLED (417) STATUS SUPERVISION LITERAL TX227015G 01798689 RECEIVING AGENCY 101 PAROLED UNTIL DATE 1/15/2022 Custody DATE OF OFFENSE 8/7/2012 CUSTODIAL AGENCY/ORI DEPT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE HUNTSVILLE (TX236065C) PERSONAL ID NUMBER 01798689 SENTENCE EXPIRATION DATE 1/15/2022 COUNTY OF COMMITMENT HARRIS (101) STATUS STARTING DATE 8/7/2012 STATUS SUPERVISION RECEIVED (421) STATUS SUPERVISION LITERAL TX236065C 01798689
We received a report that Unique victimized a Las Vegas dental office using the name Denise Leblanc, and she has been applying to other Las Vegas offices using that name.
August 2019:
We have several reports of Unique seeking work in the Phoenix AZ area. She is reported to be using the surname Edmond or Edmonds. Some other aliases that we have encountered are Unique McKinness and Unique Tooks-Wells
It appears that our friend Unique is still looking for work in dental practices in the Las Vegas area. She may now be using the name Unique Edmond.
Feb 27, 2018
Sources tell us that Unique Marie Wells is currently looking for work in the Las Vegas / Carson City area. She is currently being investigated for missing funds at two other dental offices. Here is a portion of her previous criminal record:
UNIQUE MARIE WELLS | Carson City , Nevada Identification and Demographics Name Offender ID Gender Ethnic Age Height Weight Build Complexion Hair Eyes Institution Custody Level Aliases Prior Felonies UNIQUE MARIE WELLS 1076441 Female BLACK 36 5’3″ 140lb SMALL DARK BROWN BROWN INACTIVE-DSCHREL MARIE MCKINNIS, UNIQUE MARIE TOORSWELLS, UNIQUE M WELLS, UNIQUE M WELLSTOOKS, UNIQUE TOOKS, UNIQUE MARIE WELLSTOOKS, UNIQUE MARIE TOORS NO
Parole Hearing Details Offender Book ID Parole Hearing Date Parole Hearing Location 146794 2012-02-16 PAROLE BOARD ROOM 301 146794 2012-04-01 FLORENCE MCCLURE WOMENS CORRECTIONAL CR 146794 2012-07-01 FLORENCE MCCLURE WOMENS CORRECTIONAL CR
Just a reminder that it is important to do proper background checking before you hire team members. This background checking should include a criminal records check and discussion with all former employers for the past five years.
Please contact us if you are in doubt or want a recommendation for a company that performs dental background checks.
A dentist’s receptionist faces up to 25 years in prison after being convicted of five counts of embezzlement by a Carson City jury.
Sentencing for Jill Jeter, 46, is set for April 15.
The jury spent a little more than three hours on Thursday discussing the charges before returning with five guilty verdicts.
According to Deputy District Attorney Jason Woodbury, Jeter was accused of intercepting cash payments to the dentist’s office where she worked between Sept. 1, 1999 and Dec. 22, 1999.
He said the prosecution proved she would take payments from clients and then not enter them into the dentist’s accounting system.
A summons was issued for Jeter to appear in court and she was arraigned on May 22, 2000.
In addition to paying an undetermined amount of restitution, Jeter could also face up to $50,000 in fines. Embezzlement carries a sentence of one-to-five years in prison.
Do you have questions about embezzlement? Give Prosperident a call at 888-398-2327 or send an email to requests@dentalembezzlement.com
Content retrieved from http://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/opinion/woman-found-guilty-in-embezzlement/
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