A federal prison sentence has been given to a man who made a lot of money off COVID-19 testing in the State of Illinois. But, the case Aaron Rossi of Morton was sentenced on involves a job he had before that.
Federal court records indicate that Rossi, 40, was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison — 60 months on a charge of Main Fraud, 30 months on a charge of Filing a False Tax Return, and both to be served concurrently.
Rossi allegedly took money from Central Illinois Orthopedic Surgery in Bloomington and used it to buy clothes, a high definition big screen television, a luxury car, and use of a private plane for a bachelor party.
He was ordered to pay more than $2.1 million in restitution, and a $1 million fine, along with other fees.
Rossi, however is still facing both a civil lawsuit and federal charges from his time as CEO of Pekin-based Reditus Labs — allegedly using money there to fund an allegedly lavish lifestyle, and by allegedly defrauding health insurance companies related to the COVID-19 tests they performed for the state, and were also given a large state contract for.
The civil lawsuit is ongoing in Tazewell County, while Rossi pleaded not guilty Tuesday to the new federal criminal charges, and will be back in court in Peoria on that case September 17th.
