Adam Gentile Embezzlement Case: Scheme, Guilty Plea, and Sentencing

Adam Gentile, a 39-year-old former medical office manager from Sudbury, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty on March 31, 2026, to three counts of wire fraud in an embezzlement case involving roughly $7.8 million stolen from two medical practices over nearly a decade. He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 16, 2026, by U.S. District Judge Margaret R. Guzman in federal court in Worcester, and faces up to 20 years in prison on each count.¹

How the Scheme Worked

Gentile ran the same playbook at two Massachusetts medical practices. Hired as an administrative assistant at the first practice around 2014, he was quickly promoted to office manager and given sole responsibility for processing payroll and handling administrative recordkeeping. Between roughly 2015 and November 2020, he stole more than $4.5 million by issuing himself unauthorized extra paychecks, often disguised as bonuses, and by using the business’s bank accounts to pay off his personal credit card balances.¹

He then moved to a second medical practice as office manager starting in April 2021. Between April 2021 and May 2024, he embezzled more than $3.3 million using the same methods, and prosecutors said he funneled stolen funds into purchasing and upgrading a home in Hudson, Massachusetts, and into a side business he operated while still employed.¹

Neither practice has been publicly identified. What made the scheme work in both offices was the same structural weakness: Gentile alone handled payroll and financial records, so he could generate payments to himself and direct business funds to personal accounts without anyone else looking on.

Charges and the Guilty Plea

Gentile was charged in December 2025. The case, USA v. Gentile (No. 4:25-cr-40040), was opened in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on December 3, 2025.² Less than four months later, on March 31, 2026, he entered his guilty plea to all three wire fraud counts.³

The FBI’s Boston Division investigated the case with assistance from the Leominster Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kaitlin J. Brown is prosecuting; Gentile is represented by Charles E. Dolan of Raipher, P.C.¹²

What Sentencing Could Look Like

Each count of wire fraud carries a statutory maximum of 20 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000 or twice the gross loss involved, whichever is greater.¹ The actual sentence will be set by Judge Guzman based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, the facts of the case, and other relevant factors.

Under the federal sentencing guidelines for fraud offenses, the loss amount is a central driver of the recommended sentence, and a $7.8 million figure produces significant enhancements above the base offense level.⁴ The specific terms of the plea agreement, any agreed-upon restitution amount, and whether forfeiture of the Hudson property is part of the deal have not been publicly disclosed. Sentencing is scheduled for July 16, 2026, in U.S. District Court in Worcester.¹

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U.S. Department of Justice. Sudbury Man Pleads Guilty to Carrying Out $7.8 Million Embezzlement Scheme
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PACER Monitor. USA v. Gentile
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MetroWest Daily News. Sudbury Man Adam Gentile Admits to Embezzling Nearly $8 Million, Faces Federal Prison
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U.S. Sentencing Commission. Economic Crimes Sentencing Guidelines