August 31, 2026
A former Chicago hospital executive who stopped fighting extradition to face fraud, money laundering, embezzlement and several other U.S. criminal charges pled not guilty Monday to prosecutors' accusation that he stole more than $239 million in a COVID-19 testing fraud scheme.
July 17, 2026
A former Chicago hospital executive who is fighting extradition to face federal prosecutors' $239 million COVID-19 testing fraud charges cannot seek the same grand jury misconduct-based dismissal his former co-defendants received until he submits himself to the Northern District of Illinois' jurisdiction, a federal judge has ruled.
June 24, 2026
An Illinois federal judge who decried the "turmoil" flowing from recent grand jury misconduct revelations while dismissing charges in a nine-figure COVID-19 testing fraud case should not consider extending that order to a former Chicago hospital executive while he fights extradition from Serbia, prosecutors argued Wednesday.
June 12, 2026
An Illinois federal judge agreed Friday to dismiss fraud charges against two men ahead of an evidentiary hearing probing recent grand jury misconduct claims, but cautioned that "getting rid" of the case may not have prosecutors' desired effect, as such allegations continue causing "turmoil" throughout the district court.