Beth Israel Deaconess worker charged with embezzling more than $1 million

An assistant in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's Ear, Nose and Throat department will plead guilty to diverting $1.05 million to his own account over three years, the US Attorney's office announced today.

Federal prosecutors allege Richard Webb, 42, supplemented his salary by:

[S]tealing checks others had written to the department for services and goods, and also by obtaining fraudulent refunds for hearing aids and other items. To carry out the scheme, Webb allegedly forged signatures and deposited stolen funds into bank accounts that he controlled.

In addition to restitution, Webb could be fined up to $2.1 million and sent away for up to 10 years on the one count of health care theft and embezzlement, the US Attorney's office said.