Two former employees of a Statesboro pediatrics practice have been sentenced to federal prison for stealing money from the business. Kristen Hart, 37, of Statesboro, and Alisa Brown, 44, of Statesboro, each pled guilty to an Information charging them with Theft or Embezzlement in Connection with Healthcare. Hart was sentenced to 16 months in prison and ordered to pay $115,550.69 in restitution. Brown was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $239,626.86 in restitution and a fine of $1,000. Each must serve 3 years of supervised release after completion of their prison term, and there is no parole in the federal system. As described in court documents and testimony, Hart and Brown were employees of Bulloch Pediatrics Group who used a variety of methods to steal from their employer. Hart, the office manager, began to make personal purchases on the office’s bank cards in 2015 and eventually spent tens of thousands of dollars at various businesses, including Amazon. Brown, a nurse manager who began to steal from her employer in 2013, and Hart also both purchased thousands of dollars in postal money orders which they would then convert to their own use without their employer’s knowledge or consent. When the thefts were uncovered in 2020, both employees were terminated and prosecuted.
