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Ex-CEO of Louisiana hospital’s fundraising arm allegedly embezzled $810K

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The former president and CEO of Our Lady of The Lake Foundation, the fundraising arm that supports Baton Rouge, La.-based Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, stole more than $810,000 of donations, according to an independent auditor’s report cited by The Advocate.

John Paul Funes headed the foundation for more than 10 years and led several multimillion-dollar fundraising campaigns for the hospital. He was fired in November after a third-party investigation revealed “a pattern of forgery and embezzlement of funds.”

The hospital hired Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu to review documentation that led to Mr. Funes’ firing.

“We’ve identified approximately $810,000 lost due to fraudulent activity committed by Mr. Funes,” Baton Rouge-based Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, which owns Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, told The Advocate. “Over several years, he orchestrated a series of fraudulent transactions that involved the purchase and distribution of gift cards, charter flights and payments to individuals, including forged documents, invoices and signatures. He misled hundreds of people in and outside of our organization.”

Over the next 30 days, the Franciscan Missionaries will replace the $810,00 in lost funds. The organization plans to seek restitution from Mr. Funes.

Ex-revenue cycle director gets prison time for embezzling from Delaware hospital

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Hope Abram, a former revenue cycle director at Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare, has been sentenced to prison for embezzling more than $100,000 from Beebe Healthcare, according to the Salisbury Daily Times.

Ms. Abram was arrested earlier this year after Beebe Healthcare officials alerted police of a potential internal embezzlement. A standard audit of receivables and payments pointed to several irregularities tied to Ms. Abram. She recently pleaded guilty to theft of greater than $100,000 in connection with the incidents.

Between February and May of 2017, Ms. Abram requested refund checks for fictitious people. When the checks were returned, she deposited them into her personal account.

Ms. Abram was sentenced to 25 years in prison, but much of it was suspended. She will serve two years in federal prison followed by home confinement. In addition to the prison term, Ms. Abram was ordered to pay $201,451 in restitution, according to the report.

CEO of Louisiana hospital’s fundraising arm fired after embezzlement probe

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The long-time president and CEO of Our Lady of the Lake Foundation, the fundraising arm that supports Baton Rouge, La.-based Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, was fired after a third-party investigation revealed “a pattern of forgery and embezzlement of funds,” according to The Advocate.

John Paul Funes, who led several multimillion-dollar fundraising campaigns for the hospital, headed the foundation for more than 10 years.

“We are shocked and appalled at what we have learned,” Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center said in a statement. “Our Lady of the Lake Foundation is integral to our healing ministry and helped us reach so many important goals that would have been unattainable otherwise.”

The hospital declined to release additional details pending the criminal investigation, according to the report.

“Mr. Funes’ actions in no way represent the values and mission of the Our Lady of the Lake and the Foundation, and the hundreds of volunteers and donors who have given so much over the years,” the hospital’s statement reads.

 

 

Former finance director gets prison time for stealing $3.9M from UNC hospital

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The former finance director for High Point (N.C.) Regional Hospital, part of Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health Care, was sentenced May 3 to 8.5 years in prison for embezzling $3.9 million from the hospital, according to the Department of Justice.

Kimberly Hobson worked in the accounting and finance department at High Point Regional Hospital for more than 20 years, most recently as finance director. She was fired after the hospital discovered her embezzlement in July 2017, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.

Ms. Hobson was charged with wire fraud, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. She pleaded guilty in February.

Over a 10-year period, Ms. Hobson wrote checks to herself and her family members, which were deposited in her personal bank account. She also sent payments from hospital accounts to her personal loans and credit cards, used a hospital-issued credit card for personal expenses, and substituted her bank account for the direct deposit accounts of nine other employees, according to the DOJ.

“Today’s stiff sentence serves notice that white collar criminals will be brought to justice,” said U.S. Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin of the Middle District of North Carolina. “Thank you to the law enforcement officers with the Department of Treasury, U.S. Secret Service, Guilford County Sheriff’s Department, and High Point Police Department who have worked diligently to uncover Ms. Hobson’s fraud and seek restitution for the hospital.”

 

Florida hospital CEO charged with fraud after allegedly embezzling funds

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Former chief executive of Calhoun-Liberty Hospital is charged with using money to pay various personal expenses.

A former Florida hospital CEO has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges he embezzled money from the hospital where he worked through false billing practices and a shell company, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Phillip Hill Jr. of Blountstown, Florida has been indicted on 24 counts of wire fraud and 4 counts of filing false tax returns. The indictment alleges that between 2010 and 2015, when Hill served in dual roles as Chief Executive Officer and department head of Emergency Management Services, to embezzle money from Calhoun-Liberty Hospital.  According to the indictment, he billed the hospital for goods it never received using invoices in the name of “Southeastern Medical Supply,” a fake business connected to a bank account he himself controlled. The indictment also stated that Hill ordered medical supplies from eBay and other vendors then billed the hospital for them supplies at price points far exceeding what Hill actually paid, the DOJ said.

According to the indictment, Hill used the funds in the Southeastern bank account to pay personal credit card bills, fund a business he owned and operated, to obtain cash, and to pay personal expenses including groceries and travel.

The DOJ also said the indicated that an employee at the hospital once inquired after contact information for Southeastern Medical Supply, and Hill responded that he had lost his phone and didn’t have the number, and also that the last time he had “talked with” the company they were discussing going out of business.

The maximum penalty for each wire fraud count is 20 years in prison. The maximum penalty for each count of filing false tax returns is 3 years in prison.  A trial date of this July 2nd has been set. The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service — Criminal Investigation, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and the Blountstown Police Department.

Ex-director of finance accused of embezzling $3M from North Carolina hospital

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High Point (N.C.) Regional Hospital’s former director of finance is accused of stealing more than $3 million from the hospital between Jan. 1, 2003, and Aug. 15, 2017, according to WXII 12 News.

According to a federal indictment, Kimberly Russell Hobson defrauded the hospital by issuing unauthorized and forged checks payable to herself and relatives. She’s also accused of using the hospital’s credit cards for personal expenses.

Ms. Hobson used money embezzled from the hospital to purchase luxury vehicles, a motorcycle and other items for personal use, according to court documents.

Ms. Hobson is charged with seven counts of wire fraud, two counts of bank fraud, five counts of aggravated identity theft, and one count of possessing and uttering counterfeit securities, according to the report.

A spokesperson for High Point Regional Hospital told WXII 12 News Ms. Hobson was removed from her position at the hospital last summer.

 

Former director of finance charged with embezzling $1.5M from UNC hospital

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The former director of finance for UNC Regional Physicians was charged Tuesday with embezzling more than $1.5 million while she worked at High Point (N.C.) Regional Health, part of Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health Care.

The former High Point Regional Health employee, Kimberly Hobson, was charged with felonious embezzlement, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.

Hospital officials discovered the alleged embezzlement July 28 and subsequently fired Ms. Hobson.

She is being held at High Point jail on $1 million bail. Her next court date is set for Sept. 15.

The investigation into the alleged embezzlement is ongoing on the state and federal levels, according to the report.

Former Non-Profit Health Clinics CEO Sentenced to 18 Years for Funneling Millions in Grant Money to Private Companies

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The former CEO of two Alabama health clinics has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in a fraud scheme, according to the Department of Justice.

According to the DOJ, 53-year-old Jonathan Dunning left his post as CEO of Birmingham (Ala.) Health Care and Central Alabama Comprehensive Health in Tuskegee in 2008. However, he continued to exercise control over the two nonprofit health clinics and diverted government funds meant for the clinics to his own for-profit companies, according to the DOJ.

In June, a federal jury convicted Mr. Dunning of 62 counts of wire fraud, 33 counts of money laundering and two counts of bank fraud. A jury also found him guilty of one count of conspiracy, finding that he conspired with another person to commit wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering.

Over a seven-year period, Mr. Dunning defrauded HHS, the Health Resources and Service Administration, the two clinics, a credit union and others out of more than $16 million, according to the government’s sentencing memorandum.

Kaiser accuses California ex-employee of embezzling $7 million

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A subsidiary of healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente has filed a lawsuit in California accusing a former employee responsible for investigating insurance fraud claims of embezzling $7 million.

The suit by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan accuses Michael Albert Quinn of submitting invoices for investigative services that were not performed or were not justified over a 16-year span after he joined the company in 1998.

Quinn, 45, worked in Oakland and was responsible for hiring investigators to conduct surveillance on people who were suspected of filing fraudulent claims, the suit says. It says he was authorized to approve charges of as much as $50,000.