Kevin Harrington, a former healthcare executive from Oneonta, New York, has been sentenced to three years of federal probation. The sentence comes after his guilty plea to two counts of mail fraud. Harrington is required to pay more than $150,000 in restitution to his former employer.
Harrington previously admitted during a change of plea hearing that he had served as the executive director at First Community Care of Bassett, LLC, an affiliate of Bassett Healthcare Network. He confessed to submitting fraudulent expense reports for reimbursement related to the purchase of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines. According to court records, Harrington provided invoices falsely claiming he paid thousands for medical equipment that was never purchased. These invoices led First Community Care of Bassett to unknowingly issue and mail checks for reimbursement totaling over $150,000.
In addition to probation and restitution payments, Harrington must serve six months under home confinement and pay a fine of $5,500.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), with prosecution handled by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Tuck.
United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the FBI, made the announcement regarding Harrington's sentencing.