Mental Health CEO Earns Prison Time For Hiring A Fortune Teller

[Disir]

In an odd turn of national news, a Barry County, Michigan Medicaid CEO has just been sentenced to a minimum of 32 months or a maximum of 10 years in prison for using public funds to finance the services of his fortune teller. Ervin Brinker, 69, pleaded guilty in November 2015 to two counts of Medicaid Fraud Conspiracy and one count of Embezzlement by a Public Officer. Brinker redirected the funds into an account earmarked for a “health care consultant.” These funds were then used to pay the psychic and her husband. It is estimated that he paid out over $500K to the woman, made in two payments, in May 2011 and November 2012.
According to Fox 17, Ervin Brinker was CEO of Summit Pointe, a Battle Creek Community Mental Health Authority. Under the terms of his sentencing, he must repay $510,000 to Summit Pointe along with a civil penalty of $510,000 to the state of Michigan. Huffington Post adds that Brinker will be eligible for parole after serving 32 months of his sentence. Ervin Brinker is also required to forfeit his state pension, which at the time of his sentencing held a value of over $2 million dollars.

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There must be something in the water. Oh, no, wait..........there is.

 

[JakeStarkey]

His psychic got the client's tea leaves wrong, apparently.

 

[Compost]

I wonder if obamacare covers fortune tellers.

 

[Disir]

She took him for a ride. I hope they nail her too.

 

[Compost]

In an odd turn of national news, a Barry County, Michigan Medicaid CEO has just been sentenced to a minimum of 32 months or a maximum of 10 years in prison for using public funds to finance the services of his fortune teller. Ervin Brinker, 69, pleaded guilty in November 2015 to two counts of Medicaid Fraud Conspiracy and one count of Embezzlement by a Public Officer. Brinker redirected the funds into an account earmarked for a “health care consultant.” These funds were then used to pay the psychic and her husband. It is estimated that he paid out over $500K to the woman, made in two payments, in May 2011 and November 2012.
According to Fox 17, Ervin Brinker was CEO of Summit Pointe, a Battle Creek Community Mental Health Authority. Under the terms of his sentencing, he must repay $510,000 to Summit Pointe along with a civil penalty of $510,000 to the state of Michigan. Huffington Post adds that Brinker will be eligible for parole after serving 32 months of his sentence. Ervin Brinker is also required to forfeit his state pension, which at the time of his sentencing held a value of over $2 million dollars.

Read more at Mental Health CEO Earns Prison Time For Hiring A Fortune Teller

There must be something in the water. Oh, no, wait..........there is.

Something in the water. ha ha. Barry county is on the other side of the state and gets their water from a different source than Flint.

 

[Disir]

In an odd turn of national news, a Barry County, Michigan Medicaid CEO has just been sentenced to a minimum of 32 months or a maximum of 10 years in prison for using public funds to finance the services of his fortune teller. Ervin Brinker, 69, pleaded guilty in November 2015 to two counts of Medicaid Fraud Conspiracy and one count of Embezzlement by a Public Officer. Brinker redirected the funds into an account earmarked for a “health care consultant.” These funds were then used to pay the psychic and her husband. It is estimated that he paid out over $500K to the woman, made in two payments, in May 2011 and November 2012.
According to Fox 17, Ervin Brinker was CEO of Summit Pointe, a Battle Creek Community Mental Health Authority. Under the terms of his sentencing, he must repay $510,000 to Summit Pointe along with a civil penalty of $510,000 to the state of Michigan. Huffington Post adds that Brinker will be eligible for parole after serving 32 months of his sentence. Ervin Brinker is also required to forfeit his state pension, which at the time of his sentencing held a value of over $2 million dollars.

Read more at Mental Health CEO Earns Prison Time For Hiring A Fortune Teller

There must be something in the water. Oh, no, wait..........there is.

Something in the water. ha ha Barry county is on the other side of the state and gets their water from a different source than Flint.

It sounded great in my head before I blurted it out.

 

[Compost]

In an odd turn of national news, a Barry County, Michigan Medicaid CEO has just been sentenced to a minimum of 32 months or a maximum of 10 years in prison for using public funds to finance the services of his fortune teller. Ervin Brinker, 69, pleaded guilty in November 2015 to two counts of Medicaid Fraud Conspiracy and one count of Embezzlement by a Public Officer. Brinker redirected the funds into an account earmarked for a “health care consultant.” These funds were then used to pay the psychic and her husband. It is estimated that he paid out over $500K to the woman, made in two payments, in May 2011 and November 2012.
According to Fox 17, Ervin Brinker was CEO of Summit Pointe, a Battle Creek Community Mental Health Authority. Under the terms of his sentencing, he must repay $510,000 to Summit Pointe along with a civil penalty of $510,000 to the state of Michigan. Huffington Post adds that Brinker will be eligible for parole after serving 32 months of his sentence. Ervin Brinker is also required to forfeit his state pension, which at the time of his sentencing held a value of over $2 million dollars.

Read more at Mental Health CEO Earns Prison Time For Hiring A Fortune Teller

There must be something in the water. Oh, no, wait..........there is.

Something in the water. ha ha Barry county is on the other side of the state and gets their water from a different source than Flint.

It sounded great in my head before I blurted it out.

I understand. Sorry to stomp on your punch line. I'm a Michigander who feels a tad prickly lately.

 

[Disir]

In an odd turn of national news, a Barry County, Michigan Medicaid CEO has just been sentenced to a minimum of 32 months or a maximum of 10 years in prison for using public funds to finance the services of his fortune teller. Ervin Brinker, 69, pleaded guilty in November 2015 to two counts of Medicaid Fraud Conspiracy and one count of Embezzlement by a Public Officer. Brinker redirected the funds into an account earmarked for a “health care consultant.” These funds were then used to pay the psychic and her husband. It is estimated that he paid out over $500K to the woman, made in two payments, in May 2011 and November 2012.
According to Fox 17, Ervin Brinker was CEO of Summit Pointe, a Battle Creek Community Mental Health Authority. Under the terms of his sentencing, he must repay $510,000 to Summit Pointe along with a civil penalty of $510,000 to the state of Michigan. Huffington Post adds that Brinker will be eligible for parole after serving 32 months of his sentence. Ervin Brinker is also required to forfeit his state pension, which at the time of his sentencing held a value of over $2 million dollars.

Read more at Mental Health CEO Earns Prison Time For Hiring A Fortune Teller

There must be something in the water. Oh, no, wait..........there is.

Something in the water. ha ha Barry county is on the other side of the state and gets their water from a different source than Flint.

It sounded great in my head before I blurted it out.

I understand. Sorry to stomp on your punch line. I'm a Michigander who feels a tad prickly lately.

It's ok. I didn't mean to offend Michiganders. I find both situations sad. Brinker clearly deserves prison time but I dislike psychics that take advantage of people in vulnerable states.

 

[JoeB131]

wow, the Psychic didn't see that one coming!!!

(Sorry, couldn't resist.)

 

[Iceweasel]

Corruption with public money? Color me shocked. Half a million to a fortune teller? Confirms my belief that mental health specialists are nuts.