FORMER PRIMARY HEALTH NETWORK CEOS SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR DEFRAUDING NON-PROFIT MEDICAL ORGANIZATION OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Two former CEOs of Primary Health Network (PHN), a non-profit medical organization headquartered in Sharon, Pennsylvania, have been sentenced in federal court to terms of imprisonment on their convictions for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.

United States District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan imposed the sentences on Drew Pierce, 58, of West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, and Jack Laeng, 72, of Lake Milton, Ohio, sentencing Pierce on April 23, 2026, to 40 months of imprisonment and Laeng on April 16, 2026, to 24 mon...