NY medical office manager gets 6 months, $10K fine for embezzling $318K

A man who managed  Buffalo (N.Y.) Rheumatology and Medicine was sentenced to six months in prison and five years of probation for stealing $318,000 from his employer, according to a WIVB news report.

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William Gajewski, 56, admitted  stealing from the medical facility between March 2015 and Dec. 31, 2016, when he was employed there. He also  pleaded guilty to forging documents for false expenses.

In addition to his sentence, Mr. Gajewski was ordered to pay $10,000 in fines.

Mr. Gajewski pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny and second-degree forgery in May.

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