Keith Whamond

The Times-Tribune in Scranton, Pennsylvania is reporting that Danbury Hospital CFO William Roe was arrested on federal wire fraud and interstate transport of stolen funds charges on Aug. 17 – and has since been arrested on still more charges.

The government alleges that Roe was in contact with Danbury Hospital CEO Dr. John Murphy just hours after his arrest on federal wire fraud and interstate transport of stolen funds charges.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Rahul Kale told The Times-Tribune that prosecutors believe Roe’s communication with Muphy amounts to witness tampering and obstruction of justice.

More from The Times-Tribune:

Despite the warnings, Mr. Roe placed hourly phone calls to Dr. Murphy and fired off a series of e-mails, including one saying he wanted the case against him to “go away,” prosecutors said.

In one e-mail sent four hours after his arraignment, Mr. Roe wrote to Dr. Murphy, “Let’s talk, if you don’t believe we can work something out. I’d really like to get the prison option out of the way.”

The e-mail refers to money Mr. Roe apparently owes the hospital and suggests the hospital garnish his salary to “pay back Danbury.”

Click here for their full story.

Roe was appointed CFO at Danbury Hospital in March 2009, according to The Times-Tribune.

Expect more soon on NewsTimes.com.

Sean P. Quail, the husband of the suspect police say received stolen beer from Omar Thornton, the shooter who killed eight people in Manchester earlier this month assaulted two Fox television reporters outside of a Hartford court room earlier this morning.

According to Courant.com, Reporter George Colli and photographer Alan Chaniewski were sprayed with wasp and hornet spray about 9:45 a.m.

Read the full story here.

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