Afternoon Briefing: Star witness in Outcome Health fraud trial takes the stand
Good afternoon, Chicago.
A star witness in the criminal fraud trial of three former Outcome Health leaders spent today describing how he and his bosses allegedly deceived clients — testifying against people he said he once looked up to as an “older brother and older sister.”
Ashik Desai had begun his first full day of testimony in Chicago in the federal trial of former Outcome CEO Rishi Shah, former President Shradha Agarwal and former Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer Brad Purdy.
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