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C&BP Files Ethics Complaint Against Judge Who Ruled in Favor of Sentara Healthcare, a Former Private Practice Client

2021-03-2

Update: Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission rejects our complaint against Judge Hall, saying it “does not intervene in pending cases…. You may refile, with a copy of the final order, “and the Commission will consider your allegation at that time.”

Hatch Act Unit: C&BP Complaint Against Former Ed. Sec. DeVos Still Under Investigation

2021-02-23

On Feb. 16, Hatch Act Unit Chief Ana Galindo-Marrone responded to our inquiry and affirmed the case against Betsy DeVos was still open. She promised to send us a letter with her determination once the investigation was complete.

Judge Ruled for Sentara, Once Represented the Company with Sentara’s Lawyer

2021-02-22

While in Private Practice as an Attorney, Judge Mary Jane Hall and Lawyer Jamie B. Martin Had Co-Represented the Powerful Healthcare Giant

C&BP Calls on Senate Judiciary Committee to Query Garland About Investigating Gross Election Interference by Trump, Graham

2021-01-14

Committee members should commit to probing President Donald Trump and Senator Lindsey Graham for gross election interference in Georgia.

Asked About Compensation for Life Scheme, Sentara CEO Kern Won’t Comment… Then Hangs Up

2021-01-5

It seems to be an unusual arrangement for a nonprofit health care system – especially one based in Hampton Roads, Virginia, where health disparities with minority and low-income populations are among the greatest in the nation.

Randazzo Secretly Bought 5 Ohio Properties Starting in 2013

2020-11-24

FirstEnergy Corp. admits to paying $4 million to end a consulting contract with “an entity associated with an individual who subsequently was appointed” as utilities regulator. The contract began in 2013, when Randazzo began buying properties.

Records Suggest Sentara Pushing EVMS Funding Onto Virginia Taxpayers To Ease $11.5B Merger

2020-11-20

Sentara Healthcare is a tax-exempt nonprofit with net assets estimated at $6 billion; $5 billion more than the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Will Sentara Healthcare’s Expansion Plans Hurt Eastern Virginia Medical School’s Ability to Serve Southeast Virginia?

2020-11-13

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s alma mater — Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) — is the subject of a compelling tip from a reader about Sentara Healthcare.

Ohio PUC Chair Randazzo’s Ties to Players in $61M FirstEnergy Scandal Raise Questions

2020-11-2

C&BP launches “The Randazzo Accountability Project,” building upon several years of our previous investigative work into various players in Columbus’s culture of corruption.