Massachusetts Woman Charged With Embezzling Nearly $200K From Employer

Irina Cholodenko, 45, of Natick, Massachusetts has been charged with embezzling  $197,641 from her unnamed employer, a video production company based in Newton, Mass. where she had been employed as a Controller.  According to prosecutors, over a period of at least 5 years, from 2005 through 2010, Cholodenko forged company checks she deposited into her own accounts or otherwise used for her own benefit.  Specifically, Cholodenko has been charged with three counts of bank fraud, four counts of uttering forged securities and five counts of wire fraud.  Research suggests that the victim company is Video Link, Inc. 

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Update (10/2/12): Cholodenko was sentenced to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay full restitution.

Massachusetts Woman Pleads Guilty To Embezzling "Hundreds of Thousands" of Dollars From Local Dental Practices

Phuong “Lisa” Nguyen, 32, of Quincy, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to charges she embezzled "hundreds of thousands" of dollars from four unidentified dental practices where she had been employed as a an office manager or front desk manager. According to authorities, since 2006, Nguyen obtained a series of administrative positions at the four dental offices where she forged insurance reimbursement checks or in some cases, forged the doctor's signature on practice checks for her own benefit. Nguyen was reportedly fired from one of the jobs when the embezzlement was discovered. Nguyen, who plead guilty to three counts of uttering a forged security, one count of mail fraud, and one count of wire fraud is due to be sentenced on September 13, 2011 and faces up to 51 months in prison, plus restitution and fines.

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Read the DOJ announcement of her guilty plea here.

Update (10/21/11): Nguyen, now 33, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for embezzling what has now been determined to be $378,624.  She must also pay restitution.