Paul Galzerano, a former associate vice president at Beverly (Mass.) Hospital, pleaded guilty yesterday to soliciting bribes and kickbacks from hospital contractors and stealing artwork from the facility while it was under renovation, according to a Salem News report.
Mr. Galzerano was sentenced to serve 18 months of a two-year jail term on four larceny counts and two years of probation for two counts of commercial bribery.
The Massachusetts attorney general's office sought four to five years in state prison for Mr. Galzerano, but Judge Howard Whitehead said Mr. Galzerano was already "penniless" and had "essentially been destroyed." He has lost his home and now lives in a homeless shelter, according to the report.
The attorney general's office estimated Mr. Galzerano was responsible for nearly $400,000 in theft. Contractors allegedly worked on his home and billed the hospital for the services, such as $10,000 worth of paving work, according to the report.
Along with accepting bribes from contractors to work on the renovation project between 2003 and 2007, Mr. Galzerano also stole approximately $25,000 worth of artwork and antiques from the facility, such as a grandfather clock and paintings.
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Mr. Galzerano was sentenced to serve 18 months of a two-year jail term on four larceny counts and two years of probation for two counts of commercial bribery.
The Massachusetts attorney general's office sought four to five years in state prison for Mr. Galzerano, but Judge Howard Whitehead said Mr. Galzerano was already "penniless" and had "essentially been destroyed." He has lost his home and now lives in a homeless shelter, according to the report.
The attorney general's office estimated Mr. Galzerano was responsible for nearly $400,000 in theft. Contractors allegedly worked on his home and billed the hospital for the services, such as $10,000 worth of paving work, according to the report.
Along with accepting bribes from contractors to work on the renovation project between 2003 and 2007, Mr. Galzerano also stole approximately $25,000 worth of artwork and antiques from the facility, such as a grandfather clock and paintings.
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