A medical assistant has pleaded guilty to 11 felony charges related to identify theft involving seven Montgomery County patients, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office said Tuesday.
Ashley Latimer, 35, of Philadelphia, will serve two to five years in a state prison, followed by two years of probation. Latimer will also lose her medical assistant license and have to pay more than $31,000 in restitution for purchases made at Wayfair, an online furniture store.
Latimer worked as a medical assistant at Montgomery County locations of Axia Women's Health in the first half of 2022, according to a criminal complaint. She took photos of patients' forms and screenshots of personal information from electronic medical records. Latimer used that information to open credit cards, make purchases, and rent an apartment.
