Hospital CEO accused of embezzling $15M will pay $60K in restitution
The indictment against the disgraced CEO of a Chicago safety net hospital accused of embezzling over $15 million has ended in a favorable plea deal that effectively dismisses criminal charges.
George Miller, who served as CEO of Loretto Hospital from 2017 to 2022, was charged along with four coconspirators in Oct. 2024 in a major shakeup of leadership. Among the accusations levied at Miller was that he accepted cash bribes to use his position of leverage to push the organization to contract with vendors owned by Sameer Suhail, MD, a Chicago businessman who was also indicted.
According to court records, of the $15 million sent to Suhail’s company, Miller pocketed over $776,000 in kickbacks.
All of that may be moot now, however—assuming Miller, 75, stays out of trouble for a year.
As part of the plea deal conditions for dismissal, Miller will be required to keep his head down and avoid new criminal charges for 12 months, in addition to paying $60,000 in restitution.
There are other conditions placed on Miller as well, including that he stay near his home in Central Florida, he maintain gainful employment, and he keep in regular contact with law enforcement—to whom he will also be required to report any trouble he may get into, including a traffic fine.
But by this time next year, the former Loretto CEO will be a completely free man.
“Mr. Miller, you got lucky here,” U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman said when reviewing the plea deal on Tuesday. “I want to make sure you understand the terms of this agreement. There’s nine of them there … you should keep a copy with you to make sure you don’t violate any of those conditions.”
Per the terms of the agreement, Miller had to confess to certain aspects of the crime. That confession would be used to prosecute him for financial crimes in the event he violates the terms of his dismissal.
As to what Miller told prosecutors about his alleged embezzlement, that remains sealed and was not released to the public.
An end to the ‘Broadview Six’
Among those prosecuted as conspirators—known together in media reports as the "Broadview Six”—was the former Loretto Chief Transformation Officer Heather Bergdahl, who also agreed to a conditional dismissal of all charges in July 2026.
Still at large is former Chief Financial Officer Anosh Ahmed, who remains in a Serbian jail awaiting extradition to Chicago to face trial. He has already pleaded guilty for his role in a COVID-19 lab testing scheme, which is also tied to Loretto.
The other major player in the alleged conspiracy is Suhail, who owned the medical supply company that Miller contracted with. Prosecutors confirmed they are currently working on a plea deal with him, but the terms are currently unknown.
Another man linked to Broadview Six pleaded guilty for his role earlier this month. He awaits sentencing.
The charges against two others have since been dropped.
For more on this case, including details about how a chaotic prosecution has caused the Loretto indictments to unravel, read the coverage from the Chicago Tribune. The latest report is available by clicking here
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