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Senate Approves Resolution For Steward Health Care CEO Contempt

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., top center, along with fellow Senators and staff look to the empty chair reserved for Steward Health Care System CEO Ralph de la Torre that sits empty after de la Torre fai

The U.S. Senate has passed a resolution aimed at holding Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre in criminal contempt for his failure to testify before a Senate panel. The resolution was approved by unanimous consent.

A Senate committee investigating the bankruptcy of Steward Health Care had adopted the resolution after de la Torre refused to attend a committee hearing despite being subpoenaed. The resolution has now been referred to the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia for potential criminal prosecution.

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