N.Y. Office Manager Denise Marie Rossi Sentenced for Embezzlement, $100k restitution

August 23, 2002

Denise Marie Rossi, a former office manager in the dental clinic at 572-bed Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center was sentenced to one to three years in prison for embezzling more than $200,000 during a six-year period. Rossi, 45, also was ordered to pay the hospital $100,000 in restitution.

Denise Marie Rossi caught by a tip from another employee

A tip from another employee first alerted hospital administrators, who conducted a full-scale investigation before turning over their findings to the district attorney, a hospital spokesman said. Rossi, who had check-signing authority, took money paid by patients and insurance companies for dental services. Prosecutors said she used the money for credit card, car insurance and cable bills and car payments, and spent $3,000 to landscape her home. "We're certainly glad an employee spoke up about this matter. That enabled us to look closely into it," the spokesman said.

Do you have questions about embezzlement?  Give Prosperident a call at 888-398-2327 or click HERE.

Content retrieved from https://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20020823/NEWS/208230308/n-y-office-manager-sentenced-for-embezzlement