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A former MercyHealth vice president who stole more than $3 million from her employer by orchestrating a kickback scheme with a vendor was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to 3.5 years in prison and ordered to make restitution.
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Former Mercyheath marketing chief Barb Bortner has been found guilty in a plea deal tied to prosecution of a fraudulent billing invoice and kickback scheme she and an Illinois businessman used to steal of more than $3 million in marketing payments.
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Barb Bortner, 57, Milton, was charged in federal court on Wednesday with wire fraud and tax evasion in a five-year-long scheme that federal prosecutors said defrauded Janesville-based Mercyhealth of more than $3 million.
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Mercyhealth CEO Javon Bea said the U.S. AttorneyÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Office in Madison is now investigating what he calls a $3-million kickback scheme thatÃÛèÖÊÓƵ left longtime Mercyhealth executive Barb Bortner fired.
Mercyhealth has terminated one of its vice presidents, Barb Bortner, after the Janesville-based health care groups said it learned Bortner was involved in a $3-million fraudulent invoice and kickback scheme with a vendor.
Edwin Galuk woke up the morning of March 26 with a sore throat, coughing, aches and a fever and feared he might have COVID-19. A week later, he owed Mercyhealth system $1,789.Â
Mercyhealth is facing a $30 million financial blow because of managed Medicaid issues in the Illinois market. That is in addition to financial losses caused by COVID-19, according to the release.
The county health department released data Tuesday showing Rock County under normal capacity has 260 hospital beds, 37 ICU beds and 32 ventilators.
The city is considering operating emergency medical shelters in case they're needed to ease pressure on hospitals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
An undisclosed number of furloughed employees will not be paid at Mercyhealth facilities in Wisconsin and Illinois, according to an email from Mercyhealth President Javon Bea to employees.