Former healthcare executive pleads guilty to bribing state senator

Charged with Medicaid fraud in a separate case, a former healthcare executive pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to committing a conspiracy to bribe an Arkansas state senator. In exchange for the bribes, then-Arkansas State Senator Jeremy Hutchinson allegedly influenced public policy and pressured other public officials to take official action favorable to the charity and its executives.

Between 2014 and 2017, Robin Raveendran worked as an analyst, director of operations, and executive vice president at Preferred Family Healthcare (formerly known as Alternative Opportunities, Inc.). The nonprofit provides a variety of services to individuals in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Illinois, including mental and behavioral health treatment and counseling, substance abuse treatment and counseling, employment assistance, aid to individuals with developmental disabilities, and medical services.

Source: Former healthcare executive pleads guilty to bribing state senator / Nation of Change

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