Oneonta man convicted of mail fraud
Jul. 23—An Oneonta man and former health care executive was convicted of mail fraud for stealing from his employer, United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Craig L. Tremaroli, special agent in charge of the Albany field office of the FBI, announced Tuesday, July 23.
Kevin Harrington, 50, pled guilty to a federal indictment charging him with two counts of mail fraud, according to a news release.
Harrington is the former executive director at First Community Care of Bassett LLC, an affiliate of Bassett Healthcare Network which provides home care equipment, supplies and related services, located in Cooperstown.
During his employment, Harrington submitted fraudulent expense reports seeking reimbursement for the purchase of CPAP machines.
As part of the scheme, Harrington provided invoices to Bassett that claimed he had paid thousands of dollars for medical equipment when no such equipment was ever purchased, the release stated.
Unaware that the invoices were fraudulent, First Community Care of Bassett issued and mailed checks to Harrington for reimbursement. In total, Harrington admitted to stealing more than $150,000 from his former employer.
At sentencing in November, Harrington faces a maximum term of 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 and a term of supervised release of up to three years.
