Former Westwood Resident Due Back in Court August 3 for Healthcare Theft

Former Westwood resident Carol Peterson and her husband Robert are scheduled to appear in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham on Wednesday August 3 at 2 p.m. for a lobby conference.

The Petersons were originally scheduled to appear on July 19 in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, but it was cancelled and rescheduled until next month.

The Petersons are facing charges that they stole nearly $500,000 from Partners Healthcare last year. Carol Peterson is also accused of submitting false invoices to Partners, of which she was formerly employed.

Carol Peterson, 59, was , which charged her with two counts of $250 by scheme, two counts of false entries in corporate books, and conspiracy. Robert Peterson was indicted on charges of larceny over $250 by scheme, and conspiracy.

Cell phones, GPS devices, cameras, DVDs and office supplies are among the items that Carol Peterson allegedly purchased with the stolen money, which amounted to about $36,000.

Carol Peterson was indicted in connection with billing her employer for numerous personal expenses that she fraudulently claimed were business related, according to an announcement by Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office.

The invoices were allegedly submitted to Partners from three companies the couple created. The indictments allege that the Petersons stole about $450,000 from Partners Community Health Care, Inc. (PCHI), a branch of Partners Healthcare, through fraudulent invoices from the companies they created and controlled.

Peterson had been the executive director of two medical practices connected with PCHI.