Former senior vice president, treasurer and chief financial officer of Danbury Hospital, William Roe, has been charged with wire fraud. He also faces charges of witness tampering, interstate transport of stolen funds, obstruction of justice and second-degree harassment. He allegedly defrauded Danbury Hospital of more than $100,000. Roe is no longer employed by the hospital.

Roe allegedly signed two checks, approving the transfer of money from the hospital's parent company to his own private business in Pennsylvania, Cycle Software Solutions. The checks, signed on June 25, 2009, and January 13, 2010, were each for $45,000. Roe allegedly approved a third check for $25,000 from the hospital's parent company to Cycle Software Solutions on July 26, 2010. It is alleged that Roe signed these checks and personally deposited them to a Pennsylvania bank.

Roe is also accused of defrauding his former employer by altering the appraisal value of his home in Ohio, where he lived prior to taking the job at the hospital. Danbury hospital had agreed to pay Roe the difference between the appraised value of his house and what he received for its sale. Roe is accused of inflating the appraised value by $70,000.

Roe was arrested for wire fraud and interstate transport of stolen funds on August 17. After his arrest, he allegedly called and emailed the hospital's president and CEO repeatedly, attempting to get his job back. Roe was ordered to have no contact with anyone at the hospital.

Further, Roe was ordered not to leave Connecticut without permission from his probation officer. However, he left the state and was arrested in Archbald, Pennsylvania on August 20. He is now in the custody of the U.S. Marshal's office.

Source: StamfordAdvocate.com "Danbury Hospital CFO arrested on wire fraud and witness tampering charges, no longer with hospital" 8/30/10