In the opening day of trial, federal prosecutors claim the former CEO of a New York hospital system tried to bribe three state officials with hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for favorable treatment for his hospitals, according to a New York Times report.
David P. Rosen headed MediSys Health Network, a non-profit operator of four hospitals along with nursing homes and health centers in Queens and Brooklyn. He was first named in the government corruption case in March, and is now on trial for various conspiracy charges involving bribery and fraud. Prosecutors claim he tried to bribe three Democrat officials: State Senator Carl Kruger, Assemblyman William F. Boyland Jr., and Assemblyman Anthony S. Seminerio (who died in January).
The prosecutors said evidence would show that Mr. Rosen paid Assemblyman Seminerio roughly $400,000 from 1999-2008, along with a lucrative consulting position and business to companies in which Assemblyman Seminerio had a financial interest. Mr. Rosen allegedly gave Assemblyman Boyland a fraudulent consulting job and paid him more than $175,000 from 2003-2008, according to the prosecutor. Finally, Mr. Rosen allegedly directed business to a hospice care company from which Sen. Kruger received a portion of the profits.
In exchange, Mr. Rosen asked the officials to protect MediSys hospitals' interests in budget negotiations and to obtain state money for the hospitals, among other things, the prosecutors claim.
Read the New York Times report on David Rosen.
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David P. Rosen headed MediSys Health Network, a non-profit operator of four hospitals along with nursing homes and health centers in Queens and Brooklyn. He was first named in the government corruption case in March, and is now on trial for various conspiracy charges involving bribery and fraud. Prosecutors claim he tried to bribe three Democrat officials: State Senator Carl Kruger, Assemblyman William F. Boyland Jr., and Assemblyman Anthony S. Seminerio (who died in January).
The prosecutors said evidence would show that Mr. Rosen paid Assemblyman Seminerio roughly $400,000 from 1999-2008, along with a lucrative consulting position and business to companies in which Assemblyman Seminerio had a financial interest. Mr. Rosen allegedly gave Assemblyman Boyland a fraudulent consulting job and paid him more than $175,000 from 2003-2008, according to the prosecutor. Finally, Mr. Rosen allegedly directed business to a hospice care company from which Sen. Kruger received a portion of the profits.
In exchange, Mr. Rosen asked the officials to protect MediSys hospitals' interests in budget negotiations and to obtain state money for the hospitals, among other things, the prosecutors claim.
Read the New York Times report on David Rosen.
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