Roskovskis' sentencing rescheduled again
This is a breaking news report — subscribe online or in print to read the full article.Wrangling between prosecutors and defense on the amount that was defrauded from Butler Health System has caused a federal judge Thursday to go back on his final sentencing deadlines.District Judge William Stickman of the Western District of Pennsylvania held a hearing Thursday for scheduling purposes with prosecutors and attorneys representing former county detective Scott Roskovski and his wife, Stephanie Roskovski, who was chief operating officer for the health system between 2011 and 2017. During the hearing, the disagreement surfaced.Both defendants pleaded guilty May 28 to various federal charges related to defrauding the Butler Health System during Stephanie Roskovski's employment there. Prosecutors maintain that $1.3 million was defrauded but the defense lawyers argue the figure is around $600,000.Since the guilty plea, Stickman granted the Roskovskis multiple rescheduling requests, but earlier this month he ordered that Scott Roskovksi not be granted anymore rescheduling requests.Stickman went back on that order after finding that the prosecutors and the Roskovski lawyers are not in agreement about how much the couple owes in restitution to the IRS and to the Butler Health System. Stephanie Roskovski's sentencing also will be delayed pending the resolution.
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