Ex-Loretto Exec Anosh Ahmed Pleads Not Guilty on Fraud Charges

Former Loretto Hospital executive pleads not guilty in COVID testing fraud case

A former Loretto Hospital executive accused of helping orchestrate a large-scale COVID testing fraud scheme pleaded not guilty Monday in federal court in Chicago.

Former Loretto Hospital Executive Pleads Not Guilty To COVID-19 Testing Scams

Anosh Ahmed, former CFO and COO at the West Side safety-net hospital, has returned to the United States after two years abroad and faces a new indictment in a scheme to defraud the federal government of nearly $700 million.

Indicted ex-Loretto Hospital exec primed to point to feds' wrongdoing if he can't cut a deal

Anosh Ahmed faces fraud charges that could put him away for the rest of his life. For now, he’s agreed to remain in federal custody while his attorneys try reach an agreement with federal prosecutors.

‘Nice to see you here in the flesh’: Ex-Loretto Hospital exec pleads not guilty, as lawyer hints at plea deal

Anosh Ahmed's not guilty plea to a 15-count fraud and money laundering indictment finally set the legal clock ticking toward a trial, more than two years after he left Chicago for Dubai as a massive federal investigation swirled around him.

Ex-Loretto Exec Anosh Ahmed Pleads Not Guilty on Fraud Charges

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