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Missouri-based firm wants to be heard for restitution vs Melvin Ada
Midwest Medical Supply Co. Inc., a Missouri-based company that had supplied dialysis and consumables and equipment to the Commonwealth Health Center, wants to be heard regarding restitution payment from Melvin G. Ada, a former Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. employee who was slapped with 12.7 years in prison for stealing over $1.7 million from CHCC that was intended for Midwest Medical Supply.
Attorney Richard W. Pierce, counsel for MMS, has requested the U.S. District Court for the NMI to allow the company, through counsel, to appear at the restitution hearing on March 11, 2016.
Pierce asked the court to permit MMS’ present testimony by video conferencing—solely related to the issue of restitution for MMS.
Normally, the lawyer said, the U.S. government promotes restitution for victims in this type of proceeding.
In this perhaps unusual case, Pierce said, the U.S. government opposes restitution for MMS while the U.S. Probation Office supports it.
Pierce said neither the U.S. government nor Ada opposes MMS request to appear.
Ada was previously assigned as a medical supply specialist at CHC. His wife, Leyda, used to be a sales representative for MMS.
Leyda was acquitted last June of charges of conspiracy to commit laundering and money laundering. The jury, however, found her guilty of perjury. She has yet to be sentenced.
The court has granted the U.S. government’s motion for money judgment in the amount of $1.8 million, representing the total gross proceeds Ada obtained as a result of his criminal conduct.
