Lorrie Lynn Rogerson Sentenced in $430K Surgery Group Heist

Lorrie Lynn Rogerson, 57, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is going to federal prison for stealing $430,490 from the very doctors who trusted her to run their office. The former office manager of Pediatric Surgery of Louisiana (PSL) was sentenced to 12 months behind bars, followed by 12 months of supervised release, after pleading guilty to wire fraud. U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles also ordered full restitution of $430,490, a $10,000 fine, asset forfeiture of $394,584, and an additional $13,505 to cover investigation costs levied against her.

For nearly seven years, from May 2008 to May 2015, Rogerson ran a quiet but relentless theft operation from inside PSL’s financial infrastructure. Tasked with managing payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and human resources, she had unrestricted access to the practice’s bank accounts. Instead of safeguarding the funds, she exploited her position—diverting money through 256 unauthorized transactions, including electronic withdrawals and forged checks funneled directly into her personal expenses.

Her scheme came crashing down in April 2015 when auditors reviewing PSL’s records uncovered a pattern of suspicious transfers. Investigators found that Rogerson had used online banking to pay off her personal credit cards with PSL’s money, including a particularly brazen $5,000 transfer on January 5, 2015. She routinely falsified entries in the accounting software, disguising the thefts as legitimate business expenditures to cover her tracks.

The FBI’s Baton Rouge Resident Office led the investigation, working closely with forensic accountants from Faulk and Winkler and receiving full cooperation from PSL. Assistant United States Attorney René Salomon prosecuted the case, painting a clear picture of betrayal: a woman handed control of a medical practice’s finances chose to bleed it dry for personal gain.

“Today’s sentencing is yet another example of the insider threat that businesses face,” said U.S. Attorney Walt Green. “Such offenders must be held to account and should be reported to law enforcement immediately. Our office, together with the FBI and our other federal, state, and local partners, stand ready to aggressively pursue these important matters.”

FBI Special Agent-in-Charge Jeffrey S. Sallet added, “This case is yet another example of the FBI’s commitment to work with our partners at the United States Attorney’s Office to investigate and prosecute individuals who willingly violate the law in order to personally enrich themselves at the expense of others.”