title: No contest for ex-AHERF chief. Sherif Abdelhak defends himself, stating he intended to keep the healthcare system open for patients and employees.
abstract: AHERF was barreling toward bankruptcy before Sherif Abdelhak allegedly raided its charitable endowments, according to prosecutors. His futile attempt to save the system not only failed, but the ensuing bankruptcy compromised the hospital markets in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, and landed him up to 23 months in jail after pleading no contest in this courtroom.
authors.forename: Cinda
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D016361:Bankruptcy; D002608:Charities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005653:Fund Raising / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010414:Pennsylvania