Blairsville woman pleads guilty to embezzling nearly $600K from Indiana doctor's office
A Blairsville woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges that she embezzled nearly $600,000 from the Burrell Township doctor’s office where she worked, according to acting U.S. Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman.
Sandra Jo Doak, 63, pleaded guilty to mail fraud and filing false income tax returns before U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon.
Doak, who served as bookkeeper at the Indiana Regional Medical Center office of Dr. Matthew Klain, embezzled company funds totaling $592,833.30. Kaufman said Doak wrote unauthorized checks made out to herself or simply written to cover personal expenses.
Kaufman estimated the tax loss to the IRS at just under $124,000.
Doak is scheduled for sentencing on Dec. 9.
Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.
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