Ex-MetroHealth manager to plead not guilty in corruption probe
The hospital's former director of facility services has been charged with taking bribes from a vice president of East-West Construction Co. in exchange for business with the hospital.
MetroHealth Medical Center is suing company implicated in Cuyahoga County corruption probe
MetroHealth Medical Center is suing Reliance Mechanical LLC-- one of the companies implicated in Cuyahoga County's ongoing corruption probe -- over $28 million of work it did for the health system from 2003 through 2008, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. MetroHealth wants Cuyahogal County Common Pleas Court to stop arbitration proceedings by Reliance to collect millions of dollars in back-payments from the hospital, as well as the return of millions the hospital already has paid the heating and plumbing contractor.
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Former MetroHealth executive could serve 11 years in prison for bribes
John Carroll's guilty plea to taking bribes in exchange for construction contracts could bring an end to an ugly time for the hospital, considered the safety net for much of Greater Cleveland. The case, which began more than a year ago, has played out as MetroHealth has struggled to get out of the red, and experienced rounds of restructings and layoffs.
Was MetroHealth, board member warned of corruption?
An IRS audit lead to the discovery - and now indictment- of former MetroHealth executive John Carroll. But rival contractors say they complained about corruption five years ago to MetroHealth's former chief executive, its general counsel at the time, and Donna Kelly Rego, a trustee who at the time was the chairwoman of the board.