Peter Rogan last week pleaded not guilty to criminal charges accusing him of trying to evade creditors from collecting nearly $200 million in legal judgments against him in connection with the fraud that brought down Edgewater Hospital and Medical Center, the Wall Street Journal reported today. According to the Chicago Tribune, Rogan faced a $64 million civil judgment in a lawsuit accusing him of submitting false Medicare and Medicaid claims on the hospital’s behalf and another $124 million judgment from a hospital creditor. Prosecutors now say that Rogan worked with his lawyer to avoid paying up, taking such steps as hiding a trust account. Court records show that after entering his not guilty plea in Chicago, Rogan was taken into custody. He will return to federal court on Wednesday for a detention hearing. Read more. (Subscription required.)
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