Another Person Connected To Loretto Hospital Charged In $200 Million COVID Test Scheme

CHICAGO — Another person with ties to Loretto Hospital has been charged with fraud, with prosecutors saying he was part of a scheme to try to get more than $200 million from the federal government through fake COVID-19 testing.

Jamil Elkoussa, 35, is charged with five counts of wire fraud, according to an indictment that was unsealed Monday.

The charges are the latest in a string of high-profile scandals for people with ties to Loretto, a safety-net hospital on the West Side. Earlier in June, prosecutors revealed former CFO and COO Anosh Ahmed had been charged as part of a conspiracy to defraud the government of nearly $300 million through fake COVID-19 testing…

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