Posted on 02/04/2020 2:31:38 AM PST by Libloather
The University of Maryland Medical System is seeking to recover hundreds of thousands of dollars paid to disgraced former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh for her Healthy Holly books, top officials of the hospital network testified Thursday in Annapolis.
We have recovered $100,000 of the $500,000, James C. Chip DiPaula Jr., the new chairman of the systems board, told the House of Delegates Health and Government Operations Committee. We are working with the U.S. prosecutors to recover the balance.
Pugh, who resigned as mayor last spring as the book scandal unfolded, has since pleaded guilty to conspiracy and tax evasion charges and awaits sentencing Feb. 27. Pughs attorney, Steve Silverman, declined to comment Thursday.
DiPaula and Dr. Mohan Suntha, the systems new CEO, appeared before the House committee Thursday afternoon, seeking to assure lawmakers that the states largest hospital network is undergoing reforms after last years high-profile self-dealing scandal.
(Excerpt) Read more at baltimoresun.com ...
We Read Mayor Pugh's Book "Healthy Holly"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tei0u5J2zBs
I wonder if a jury would buy a defense centered on it not actually being an act of fraud, but a humanitarian gesture to NOT print any more of these...
Oh, no. There’s a typo in the book. Kids should sue.
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