WORCESTER — A Sudbury man pleaded guilty in federal court in Worcester Tuesday to carrying out a long-running embezzlement scheme that prosecutors said drained more than $7.8 million from two former employers, both medical practices.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, Adam Gentile, 39, of Sudbury, formerly of Hudson, pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud. U.S. District Judge Margaret Guzman scheduled sentencing for July 16, 2026. Gentile was charged in December 2025.
Federal prosecutors say, that in or around 2014, Gentile was hired as an administrative assistant for a medical practice and was promoted shortly afterward to office manager. In that role, he handled payroll and oversaw recordkeeping and other administrative responsibilities for the practice.
From about 2015 through November 2020, prosecutors say Gentile embezzled more than $4.5 million from that employer by issuing himself extra paychecks, at times describing the payments as “bonuses.” He also used the practice’s bank account to pay off personal credit cards, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.
In 2021, Gentile was hired as an office manager for a second medical practice, where prosecutors said he again had sole responsibility for payroll processing. From about April 2021 through May 2024, Gentile used a similar scheme to issue extra payroll payments to himself, sometimes recording them as bonuses, according to prosecutors. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said he also used the second employer’s bank account to pay personal credit card bills, purchase and upgrade his home in Hudson, and fund a side business he operated while employed there.
Prosecutors say Gentile embezzled more than $3.3 million from the second practice.
The wire fraud charge carries a potential sentence of up to 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.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Ted E. Docks, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston Division, announced the plea. The Leominster Police Department assisted in the investigation.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kaitlin J. Brown is prosecuting the case.