Adam Gentile, a Sudbury resident and former Hudson (Mass.) resident, pleaded guilty on Mar. 31 in federal court in Worcester to carrying out a scheme that stole more than $7.8 million from two medical practices over nearly a decade.
The case highlights the risks of internal fraud faced by businesses and the importance of oversight in payroll and financial operations.
Gentile, 39, admitted to three counts of wire fraud before U.S. District Judge Margaret R. Guzman, who scheduled sentencing for July 16. According to court documents, Gentile was first hired as an administrative assistant at a medical practice around 2014 and was soon promoted to office manager with responsibilities including payroll processing and recordkeeping. From about 2015 through November 2020, he embezzled over $4.5 million by issuing himself extra paychecks—sometimes marked as “bonuses”—and paying off personal credit cards using his employer’s bank account.
In April 2021, Gentile began working as office manager for another medical practice where he had similar payroll duties. Between then and May 2024, he used comparable methods to divert more than $3.3 million from his new employer’s accounts for personal expenses such as credit card payments, home purchases and upgrades in Hudson, and funding a side business.
Wire fraud carries a potential sentence of up to 20 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and fines reaching $250,000 or twice the gross loss involved. Sentencing will be determined based on federal guidelines and statutes governing criminal cases.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley said the announcement was made with Ted E. Docks Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Boston Division; valuable assistance came from the Leominster Police Department; Assistant U.S. Attorney Kaitlin J. Brown is prosecuting.