Higgins
WHITE PLAINS – A 51-year-old Mohegan Lake woman has been arraigned
on a felony complaint charging her with felony grand larceny.
It is alleged that Cheryl Higgins, the former office manager for dentist
Dr. David Sandak of Advanced Periodontics and Implant Dentistry of Westchester
stole over $500,000 from her employer between December 2007 and March
2015.
The Westchester District Attorney’s Office said Higgins opened an
unauthorized business credit card and by used Dr. Sandak’s personal
credit card account. She paid for her own personal expenses using the
dentist’s funds and to purchase items for herself and her family
without permission or authority to do so.
Bail was set at $100,000.
If convicted, Higgins faces up to 15 years in state prison.
