- HIGH
- Business
- Tier 1
- Hard News
Ex-dental office employee avoids prosecution in $30K theft case
- Source
- Becker's Dental + DSO Review
- Author
- Ariana Portalatin
- Originally at
- beckersdental.com(opens in a new tab)
Summary and scoring by The Bell Brief (Dr. Jennifer Bell) using the Drill-Down Protocol. Not the original publisher.
Why it matters for dental
A Massachusetts dental practice recovered only $9,000 of the $30,000+ allegedly stolen by an administrative assistant through a plea deal that avoids full prosecution. Practice owners should review internal financial controls and check-handling procedures to reduce embezzlement exposure.
Key points
- 01
Former administrative assistant Emilia Fertykowska faces dismissal of forgery, uttering, identity fraud, larceny, and embezzlement charges after 30 days of probation and payment of $9,000 restitution.
- 02
Fertykowska allegedly deposited more than 180 reimbursement checks into her personal account instead of the practice account of Robert Hutner, DMD, in Brookline, Massachusetts.
- 03
Charges were filed after the alleged theft exceeded $30,000; Fertykowska pleaded not guilty in July.
- 04
Brookline.News reported the plea agreement on.
Who should care
- Owner
- Staff
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