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Former Chief Executive Officer of Hospital for Special Surgery Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court to 18 Months in Prison for Participating In Fraudulent Kickback Scheme

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that John R. Reynolds, the former Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of the Hospital for Special Surgery (the "Hospital"), was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 18 months in prison for participating in a fraudulent scheme in which he was paid nearly $300,000 in undisclosed kickbacks from a subordinate Hospital employee. REYNOLDS pled guilty in July 2013 to one count of wire fraud and one count of making false statements to a law enforcement agent. He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Harold Baer, Jr.

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Action Details

  • Date:November 7, 2013
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions