Plastic surgeons to the stars are offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of a woman who allegedly posed as a construction worker to burglarize their Beverly Hills offices.
The scheme unfolded on July 30 inside a building on the 120 block of South Spalding Drive, a medical complex that houses several celebrity plastic surgeons including Dr. Garth Fisher, 67, known from “Extreme Makeover,” and Dr. Paul Nassif, 62, of the reality series “Botched.” The building was undergoing construction at the time, a detail the suspect allegedly exploited to gain access.
Miluzka Romero, an employee at Dr. Fisher’s office, described how the woman first entered their suite. “We were at the front desk and a lady came in and said that she worked for the construction building, so we let her in, and she then pointed at the logo on her shirt,” Romero said.
Romero said she took the woman around to various rooms and bathrooms in the building, including one located near Dr. Fisher’s office. “I walk her to the back of the office. That’s where Dr. Fisher’s office is next to the bathroom, so she walked there and flushed the toilet,” Romero said.
Surveillance cameras captured clear images of the woman walking through the office while being escorted by staff members. She then left the building without incident, Romero said.
The woman returned shortly afterward with a new story. Romero said a co-worker let her back inside when she claimed she had forgotten her phone. “When she came back, she went straight to those offices and then left,” Romero said.
Dr. Fisher and his wife, Brooke Burke, began receiving alerts about thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges on their credit cards and Apple Pay accounts a short time later. When they reviewed their office surveillance footage, Fisher said they saw the woman reportedly taking their wallets.
The suspect did not stop at Fisher’s office. Staff later learned she had allegedly targeted two other offices in the same building, including Dr. Nassif’s suite. Each time, she reportedly used the same construction worker ruse to gain entry.
Security footage reportedly captured more than just the break-ins. The woman was allegedly seen using the stolen cards at an Apple Store, according to KTLA.
The building’s ongoing construction project provided the perfect cover for the alleged scheme. Workers and contractors were a common sight, making staff less likely to question someone in work clothes with a plausible technical request about checking water pressure.
Romero’s account reveals how the suspect built trust through small details—the logo on her shirt, the specific request about water pressure, the innocent act of flushing a toilet—before exploiting that trust to access private areas near valuable personal belongings.
The $2,500 reward offered by the surgeons remains active as authorities continue their search for the suspect. The Beverly Hills Police Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the ongoing investigation.
The case highlights the vulnerability of medical offices during construction periods, when unfamiliar workers routinely pass through secure areas and staff may be less vigilant about verifying credentials.