A judge sentenced two individuals to prison yesterday for their participation in an eight-year conspiracy that involved $2.3 million in fraudulent kickbacks at the expense of NewYork Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.
Michael Yaron was sentenced to serve 60 months in jail, and Moshe Buchnik was sentenced to 48 months in jail. Both men were also sentenced to pay $500,000 each in criminal fines.
Mr. Yaron owned two companies that were convicted for their role in the conspiracy: National Environmental Associates and Oxford Construction & Development. Those companies have also each been sentenced to pay a $1 million criminal fine. Mr. Buchnik was president of an asbestos abatement company that did business at NYPH.
The fraudulent scheme was centered around Santo Saglimbeni, a former vice president of facilities operations at the hospital, with help from Emilio Figueroa, a former director of facilities operations at NYPH. The two men awarded contracts to Mr. Yaron, Mr. Buchnik and their companies in return for more than $2.3 million in kickbacks, which were funneled through a fake company called Artech.
Mr. Saglimbeni and Mr. Figueroa are scheduled to appear in court July 31.
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Michael Yaron was sentenced to serve 60 months in jail, and Moshe Buchnik was sentenced to 48 months in jail. Both men were also sentenced to pay $500,000 each in criminal fines.
Mr. Yaron owned two companies that were convicted for their role in the conspiracy: National Environmental Associates and Oxford Construction & Development. Those companies have also each been sentenced to pay a $1 million criminal fine. Mr. Buchnik was president of an asbestos abatement company that did business at NYPH.
The fraudulent scheme was centered around Santo Saglimbeni, a former vice president of facilities operations at the hospital, with help from Emilio Figueroa, a former director of facilities operations at NYPH. The two men awarded contracts to Mr. Yaron, Mr. Buchnik and their companies in return for more than $2.3 million in kickbacks, which were funneled through a fake company called Artech.
Mr. Saglimbeni and Mr. Figueroa are scheduled to appear in court July 31.
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