Crime

Former Schneider Hospital CEO Sentenced to 10 Years; Cohorts Receive 1 Year Each

ST. THOMAS — A Superior Court judge on Friday sentenced former Schneider Regional Medical Center CEO Rodney Miller to 10 years in prison for his role in defrauding the hospital of millions of dollars a decade ago.  Mr. Miller’s co-conspirators — Peter Najawicz, the ex-chief financial officer and Amos Carty, the former counsel and chief operating officer — were each sentenced to one year behind bars.  The trio was convicted last month on a combined 44 counts of embezzlement, fraud, grand larceny and violations of the Criminally Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, and other related charges. Mr. Narowitz and Mr. Carty were given 15 days to begin their sentences. Mr. Miller was immediately locked away.  The three men were convicted in November of conning the hospital by paying themselves more than $3 million in raises, bonuses and cash allowances beyond their contractual pay, without obtaining approval from the hospital board. They were first arrested in 2008, after an audit a...