Politics & Government
Extortion Counts in Plainfield Hospital Case Dismissed
P. Nicholas Hurtgen had been accused of telling Edward Hospital officials who to hire if they wanted state approval to build a Plainfield Medical campus.
Extortion-related charges against P. Nicholas Hurtgen, a former investment banker accused of telling Edward Hospital officials who to hire if they wanted approval to build a new Plainfield medical center, have been dismissed, according to an article in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal.
In a case that dates to 2005, Hurtgen faced seven felony charges of aiding an extortion and kickback scheme involving Illinois officials and the construction of a $113 million hospital in .
The counts had been dismissed and then reinstated in 2007, but federal Judge John F. Grady ultimately decided prosecutors hadn't shown that Hurtgen knew kickbacks were involved in the deal, the story said.
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Others involved in the case, however, were prosecuted and convicted, including Stuart Levine. The certificate of need for the new hospital was not approved.
To read the entire article, click here: www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/extortionrelated-charges-against-exaide-hurtgen-dismissed-484g96i-142164583.html
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