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Philadelphia Medical Assistant Used Patient's ID For $31K Shopping Spree: AG Philadelphia Medical Assistant Used Patient's ID For $31K Shopping Spree: AG
Philadelphia Medical Assistant Used Patient's ID For $31K Shopping Spree: AG A 34-year-old former medical assistant from Philadelphia has been charged with stealing information from her patients to open credit card accounts for wild shopping sprees, authorities said. Ashley Latimer, who worked at Axia Women's Health in Montgomery County, used the cards to spend more than $31,000 on items from Wafair, and other personal belongings, Attorney General Josh Shapiro said. “This defendant is accused of taking advantage of her position and violating her trust and responsibility as a medical professional,” Shapiro said. “We will not, under any circumstance, allow indivi…

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