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February 22, 2023 Vol. 43, No. 30
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SisterHouse fundraiser Page 7
Former Rush Oak Park chief operating officer indicted for fraud
Cold comfort Housing Forward focuses on unhoused vets SEE STORY PAGE 16
Accused of defrauding hospital out of $622,500 By STACEY SHERIDAN Staff Reporter
TODD BANNOR
Rush Oak Park Hospital’s former vice president and chief operating officer was indicted on fraud charges by a federal grand jury in Chicago Feb. 15. Robert Spadoni, 58, was charged with three counts of mail fraud and three counts of money laundering. Each count of mail fraud and money laundering is punishable by up to 20 years and 10 years in federal prison, respectively. An arraignment has not yet been scheduled. The indictment alleges Spadoni defrauded the hospital out of $622,500 by causing the hospital to enter into a professional services agreement with a company established by Spadoni and in doing so also violated the hospital’s conflict of interest poli-
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See FRAUD on page 14
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