Ex-Chicago Hospital Owner Gets 4.5 Years For Kickback Scam

By Lance Duroni · July 29, 2015, 6:55 PM EDT

The former owner and chief executive of Chicago's Sacred Heart Hospital was sentenced Wednesday to 4.5 years in prison for defrauding federal health care programs through an elaborate kickback scheme in...

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Case Information

Case Title

USA v. Novak et al

Case Number

Court

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

October 22, 2013

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