Former Employee of CA's Mills-Peninsula Health Faces Charges of Embezzlement, Forgery for Medical Records Theft

A former employee of Burlingame, Calif.-based Mills-Peninsula Health Services who took home 1,500 patient records is being charged with embezzlement and forgery, according to a San Mateo Daily Journal report.

Katherine Asimos, who worked in the hospital mailroom, allegedly took the documents between Nov. 2009-Sept. 2010. She was sent a notice to appear today for arraignment on five counts of forgery, embezzlement by a caretaker and embezzlement of records. District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said the charges are misdemeanors because medical records do not have a monetary value, according to the report.

Ms. Asimos faces jail time if convicted.

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