PEORIA, Ill. – The former CEO of Reditus Labs has entered plea deals in two pending cases.
25 News reports Aaron Rossi has pleaded guilty to one count each of healthcare fraud and wire fraud in his federal case.
Prosecutors alleged Rossi defrauded the state of Illinois and public and private health insurance companies out of hundreds of thousands of dollars during the COVID pandemic, via false billing codes.
He could face up to 30 years in prison and a fine of $500,000 at sentencing in July.
Rossi also pleaded guilty to three counts of knowingly possessing prohibited objects in the Peoria County Jail.
He was alleged to have a vape pen and a battery lighter that was allegedly given to him by a correctional officer.
Rossi is facing up to 15.5 years in prison in that plea deal, as well as a fine of up to $505,000 and up to 100 hours of community service with a supervised release.
