Date: 07-28-2018

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Case Number: 1:16-cr-00329-SL

Judge: Sara Lioi

Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (Cuyahoga County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Om M. Kakani, James P. Lewis, James Morford, Michael L. Collyer

Defendant's Attorney: Sarah Flack, Tanya Miller for Edward R. Hills

John Mitchell, Joseph Klammer, Matt Ridings for Sari Alqsons

Don Screen, Pat Haney, Richard Drucker, Sandhya Gupta, Subodh Chandra for Yazan B. Al-Madani

Jennifer Armstrong and Richard Blake for Tariq Sayegh

Fritz Berckmueller, Laura McBride, Ron McMillan for Board of Trustees of the MetroHeath System, d/b/a MetroHealth Medical Center

Description: Akron, OH - The United states of America charged Edward Hills, Yazan Al-Madani and Tarig Sayegh with:

Charged against Hills:

18:1962(d) Racketeering in Corrput Organizations, Conspiracy
(1)
18:1951(a) Conspiracy to Commit Hobbs Act Bribery
(2)
18:1349 Conspiracy to Commit Honest Services and Money and Property Mail and Wire Fraud
(8)
18:1341 and 2 Money and Property Mail Fraud
(9-12)
18:371 Conspiracy to Solicit, Receive, Offer and Pay Health Care Kickbacks
(13)
42:1320a-7b(b)(1)(A) Receipt of Kickbacks in Connection with a Federal Health Care Program
(14-20)
18:1349 Conspiracy to Commit Honest Services and Money and Property Mail and Wire Fraud
(28)
18:1512(k) Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice and Tamper with Witnesses
(29)
26:7206(1) False Statements on Tax Returns
(31-33)

Charges against Sari Alqsons:

18:1962(d) Racketeering in Corrput Organizations, Conspiracy
(1)
18:1951(a) Conspiracy to Commit Hobbs Act Bribery
(2)
18:371 Conspiracy to Commit Bribery; Solicit, Receive, Offer and Pay Health Care Kickbacks
(3)
18:1349 Conspiracy to Commit Honest Services and Money and Property Mail and Wire Fraud
(4)
18:666(a)(1)(B) and 2 Bribery in Relation to Federally Funded Program
(5-7)
18:1349 Conspiracy to Commit Honest Services and Money and Property Mail and Wire Fraud
(8)
18:1341 and 2 Money and Property Mail Fraud
(9-12)
18:371 Conspiracy to Solicit, Receive, Offer and Pay Health Care Kickbacks
(13)
42:1320a-7b(b)(2)(A) Offering or Paying Kickbacks in Connection with Federal Health Care Program
(21-27)
18:1349 Conspiracy to Commit Honest Services and Money and Property Mail and Wire Fraud
(28)
18:1512(k) Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice and Tamper with Witnesses
(29)

Charges against Yazan B. Al-Madani:

18:1962(d) Racketeering in Corrput Organizations, Conspiracy
(1)
18:1951(a) Conspiracy to Commit Hobbs Act Bribery
(2)
18:371 Conspiracy to Commit Bribery; Solicit, Receive, Offer and Pay Health Care Kickbacks
(3)
18:1349 Conspiracy to Commit Honest Services and Money and Property Mail and Wire Fraud
(4)
18:666(a)(1)(B) and 2 Bribery in Relation to Federally Funded Program
(6-7)
18:1349 Conspiracy to Commit Honest Services and Money and Property Mail and Wire Fraud
(8)
18:1341 and 2 Money and Property Mail Fraud
(9-12)
18:371 Conspiracy to Solicit, Receive, Offer and Pay Health Care Kickbacks
(13)
42:1320a-7b(b)(2)(A) Offering or Paying Kickbacks in Connection with Federal Health Care Program
(21-27)
18:1349 Conspiracy to Commit Honest Services and Money and Property Mail and Wire Fraud
(28)
18:1512(k) Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice and Tamper with Witnesses
(29)
18:1001(a)(2) False Statements or Representation
(30)

Charges against Tarig Sayegh:

18:371 Conspiracy to Commit Bribery; Solicit, Receive, Offer and Pay Health Care Kickbacks
(3)
18:1349 Conspiracy to Commit Honest Services and Money and Property Mail and Wire Fraud
(4)
18:666(a)(1)(B) and 2 Bribery in Relation to Federally Funded Program
(5-7)

Outcome: 07/27/2018 334 Order as to all defendants: The jurors' lunches during deliberations on July 27, 2018 are to be provided at the Court's expense. Judge Sara Lioi on 7/27/2018. (P,J) (Entered: 07/27/2018)
07/27/2018 Minutes of proceedings [non-document] before Judge Sara Lioi. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Om Kakani, Michael Collyer and James Lewis were present. IRS Special Agent Richard Kushan present. Attorneys Tanya Miller, John Mitchell, Randy Klammer, Subodh Chandra, Richard Druker, Patrick Haney, Richard Blake, and Jennifer Armstrong present. Defendants Edward Hills, Sari Alqsous, Yazan Al-Madani, and Tariq Sayegh were present. Jury deliberations continued and concluded. Verdicts announced in court. Verdicts as to defendant Hills: Guilty on counts 1, 2, 8-20, 28, 29, 31-33. Verdicts as to defendant Alqsous: Guilty on counts 1-5, 8, 13, 21-29 and Not Guilty on counts 6, 7, 9-12. Verdicts as to defendant Al-Madani: Guilty on counts 1-4, 6-8, 13, 21-30 and Not Guilty on counts 9-12. Verdicts as to defendant Sayegh: Guilty on counts 3-7. Jury discharged. The Court heard arguments from counsel on the government's oral motion to have the defendants remanded to the custody of the US Marshal. The Court remands all defendants to the custody of the US Marshal pending sentencing. Defendants referred to Probation for preparation of a presentence report. Sentencings set for 11/27/2018 at 9:00 AM in Courtroom 530 before Judge Sara Lioi. (Court Reporter: Caroline Mahnke) (Time: Jury deliberations: 8 hours)
(Court time: 2 hours) (P,J) (Entered: 07/27/2018)

The Defendants were found guilty with the exception that Alqsous was found not guilty of certain bribery and mail fraud charges.

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