A man hired to serve as the comptroller for three healthcare facilities, including a surgical center, in Libertyville, Ill., has been indicted in the theft of about $882,000 from the organizations, according to reports from the Daily Herald and Lake County News-Sun.
John McCall, 70, is charged with felony theft, wire fraud and money laundering in connection to the work he was contracted for at Grand Oaks Surgical Center, the Center for Pain Control and Grand Oaks Anesthesia.
Mr. McCall's contract with the organizations had him earning 30 percent of any money he collected owed to the facilities, but he allegedly took 30 percent of all money coming into the organizations from 2001-2007, according to the Daily Herald report.
If convicted on eight counts of theft, two counts of money laundering and one count of wire fraud, he faces up to 15 years in prison, according to the Lake County News-Sun report.
Read the Daily Herald report about the Illinois surgical center theft.
Read the Lake County News-Sun report about the surgery center fraud.
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