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Criminal

Feb. 11, 2010

Ex-Exec Admits Patient Kickback Plot

The former chief financial officer of an Orange County hospital pleaded guilty Tuesday to paying illegal kickbacks for homeless patients recruited from Skid Row.

By Evan George

Daily Journal Staff Writer

A former chief financial officer of an Orange County hospital agreed Tuesday to plead guilty to paying for homeless people from Los Angeles' Skid Row to be admitted for services they did not need.

Vincent Rubio, a 49-year-old former Tustin Hospital and Medical Center official, is the fifth person to admit to participating in the scheme in which they bill the state and federal govern...

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