Former Massachusetts Hospital Executive Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison

William S. Burke, a former executive of South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Mass., has been sentenced to 366 days in prison for stealing $222,000 from the hospital, according to a report in The Boston Globe.

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Mr. Burke was also ordered to pay $107,000 in restitution.

According to the report, between 2007 and 2009, Mr. Burke moved funds from charitable contributions and medical supply rebates to a personal account to use for his own expenses. At the time, he was administrative director of South Shore’s cardiovascular center.

Mr. Burke pleaded guilty to the charges in February.

Read the Globe’s report about William Burke.

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