Former Berkeley Medical Center Worker Gets 5 Years’ Probation for Identity Theft
In federal court on Monday, Chief U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh sentenced a former Berkeley Medical Center worker to 5 years’ probation for her role in an identity theft scam. In addition to probation, Angela Dawn Roberts, 42, of Stephenson, VA, must pay $22,000 in restitution.
Angela Dawn Roberts, also known as Angela Dawn Lee, had been working for WVU University Healthcare since 2014.
Roberts was employed to schedule appointments for patients at two medical centers – Berkeley Medical Center and Jefferson Medical Center – which provided her with access to patients’ protected health information.
Roberts copied sensitive information onto paper, including names, birth dates, and Social Security numbers, and in some cases printed copies of identity documents.
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On January 19, 2017, Roberts was suspended following an internal investigation into data theft which was alleged to have occurred on June 27, 2016.
She was fired on January 27, 2017 and was prosecuted for stealing patient health information. Approximately 7,000 patients whose information was accessed by Roberts were notified of the risk of identity theft and fraud as a precaution.
Angela Dawn Roberts admitted stealing the protected health information of 10 patients and pleaded guilty to one count of identity theft. The plea agreement was filed in July.
The stolen information was passed to her co-defendant, Ajarhi Savimbi Roberts. Ajarhi Savimbi Roberts was charged with bank fraud in a 36-count indictment. He pleaded guilty and is scheduled to be sentenced on May 21.
