PITTSBURGH – A former chief executive of Sharon, Pennsylvania-based nonprofit Primary Health Network (PHN), has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in a case alleging he was part of a scheme that defrauded the health care provider of millions of dollars over nearly a decade.
Drew Pierce, of West Middlesex, appeared before U.S. District Judge Nicholas Ranjan in Pittsburgh on Friday and formally withdrew his earlier plea of not guilty. Pierce entered a guilty plea to two counts in the superseding indictment: Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering.
The plea agreement makes Pierce the third defendant in the complex federal case to accept responsibility for their role in the scheme…