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Evelyn Gregory, 49, Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Over $300,000 from Women’s Health Clinic
A Norfolk woman has pleaded guilty to an embezzlement scheme that resulted in a loss of over $300,000 from a women’s health clinic in Newport News, Virginia.
Evelyn Gregory, who worked as the office manager of the clinic from 2007 through April 2016, had access to multiple office credit cards that she misappropriated for her own use without the practice’s knowledge or consent.
According to court documents, Gregory incurred $250,000 in unauthorized purchases on office credit cards during her tenure. She also stopped paying office expenses, causing the practice to accrue debts of which the owners were not aware due to her concealment of activities by withholding credit card statements from the practice’s accountants.
In the latter years of her tenure, Gregory started a debt collection company to which she referred debts owed to the practice without the owner’s knowledge or consent. Gregory and her son operated this company, and aggressively pursued patients for payment, collecting nearly $50,000 in funds owed to the practice. Gregory did not use the collected funds to satisfy the patients’ debt, instead charging the debt off the practice’s books and depositing the collected funds into her personal accounts.
Gregory pleaded guilty to money laundering and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison when sentenced on September 12. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, G. Zachary Terwilliger, praised the efforts of his office and its law enforcement partners in bringing Gregory to justice. ‘This case highlights the importance of holding public officials accountable for their actions and ensuring that the public’s trust is not betrayed,’ Terwilliger said.
Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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