Ex-Nonprofit Hospital Chief Accused of Bribing N.Y. Lawmakers
July 26, 2011 | Read Time: 1 minute
The former CEO of a nonprofit New York medical system went on trial Monday on charges of bribing state legislators in exchange for government aid and other favors for the organization, reports The New York Times.
Federal prosecutors say David P. Rosen, who headed the MediSys Health Network, paid off State Senator Carl Kruger and assembly members William F. Boyland Jr. and Anthony S. Seminerio by offering them sham consulting positions and steering business to companies in which they had a financial interest.
In return the lawmakers sought to obtain state funds for MediSys, which includes four hospitals as well as nursing homes and neighborhood clinics in Brooklyn and Queens, and to protect the system’s interests in budget talks, according to investigators.
A lawyer for Mr. Rosen said there was no evidence he “desired or intended to bribe anyone” and that he had been assured by an independent lawyer that MediSys’s arrangements with the legislators were appropriate.
Mr. Kruger and Mr. Boyland face trial on corruption charges in the coming months. Mr. Seminerio pleaded guilty last year and died in January while serving a prison tem.
