Former Hospital Executive Charged With Stealing From Donations

Written by Staff | February 01, 2010

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The former director of the cardiovascular center at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Mass., has been charged with embezzling donations to the hospital's fundraising program and from other hospital sources, according to a report by the Enterprise News.

Federal prosecutors allege that William S. Burke diverted to a personal bank account charitable contributions from the hospital's "Dare to Care" fundraising program and medical-supply rebates to the cardiovascular center from 2007-2009.

Hospital employees reported the alleged theft to federal law enforcement officials and Burke left South Shore in Oct. 2009, after more than four years of service.

Read the Enterprise News' report on South Shore Hospital.

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