Former Tulare hospital CEO pleads no contest to felonies, misdemeanors, will pay $2.4m and likely avoid jail
On Friday, the 61-year-old pleaded no contest to six felony and two misdemeanor charges stemming from crimes committed while acting as CEO of the Tulare Local Healthcare District from 2014 to 2017. Tulare County Superior Court Judge Michael Sheltzer accepted the plea agreement during a hearing on February 9.
Benzeevi will be sentenced in Tulare County Superior Court on July 19.
According to the conditions of the plea agreement, Benzeevi will not face jail time. He’ll be under house confinement