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Unanimous Senate approves criminal contempt resolution against Steward Health Care CEO

By Associated Press  
   September 26, 2024

A unanimous U.S. Senate approved a resolution Wednesday intended to hold Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre in criminal contempt for failing to testify before a Senate panel. Members of a Senate committee looking into the bankruptcy of Steward Health Care adopted the resolution last week after de la Torre refused to attend a committee hearing last week despite being issued a subpoena. The resolution was sent to the full Senate for consideration. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT, and chair of the Senate HELP Committee, said de la Torre's decision to defy the subpoena gave the committee little choice but to seek contempt charges. The criminal contempt resolution refers the matter to the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia to criminally prosecute de la Torre for failing to comply with the subpoena.

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