6
Apr
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The former office manager of a Washington dental clinic was sentenced to seven years in prison for stealing more than $560,000 from the practice and illegally obtaining prescription painkillers, according to a story in the Columbian.
Michaelee Roehrs, 66, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree theft and seven counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud. The charges relate to her embezzling money from Sheron Dental between 2001 and 2008.
Roehrs forged…
23
Nov
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A 24-year-old Rocklin, CA woman who worked as a dental office manager will serve one year in jail plus five years of probation for embezzling $47,431 from her employer and patients. Holly Ann Keate pleaded no contest in September to embezzling money between Aug. 2008 and Jan. 2009.
Keate used the money for vacations, laser treatment and plastic surgery. She was arrested at Sacramento International Airport on April 18, 2009 just…