Star witness in Outcome Health fraud trial takes the stand – Chicago Tribune newstrendslive

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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 began 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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Pedestrians are pelted with rain, sleet and wind at the start of a winter storm in downtown Chicago on Feb. 16, 2023. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)

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The creepy thriller by Levi Holloway that premiered in 2019 in Chicago will open on Broadway in May. Read more here.

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