Stephanie and Scott Roskovski, of Center Township, received an early release from federal prison, where they were serving sentences for embezzling $1.3 million from the Butler Memorial Hospital.

Stephanie Roskovski, the hospital’s former chief operating officer, was sentenced in June 2021 to 51 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. She was transferred on June 5 this year from the federal prison in Alderson, W.Va., to community confinement overseen by the Bureau of Prisons’ Pittsburgh Residential Reentry Management Office. Her projected release date is Oct. 2.

Community confinement means an inmate is in home confinement or a Residential Reentry Center halfway house, according to the bureau.

For privacy, safety and security reasons, the bureau said it does not disclose an individual's specific location in community confinement nor conditions of confinement, reasons for transfer or release plans.

In addition, her sentence included paying $748,660 in criminal restitution to Butler Health System, which is now the Independence Health System, and jointly paying $538,714 in restitution to the IRS.

“Since the sentencing hearing, Ms. Roskovski has made restitution payments to Butler Memorial Hospital as required by the court,” said health system spokesperson Melissa Forester told the Eagle on Tuesday, June 27.

Scott Roskovski, who also was sentenced in June 2021, received 30 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release and was ordered to jointly pay the $538,714 in restitution to the IRS. He was released from the federal prison in Cumberland, Md., on Dec. 30, according to the bureau.

Payment of the restitution to the IRS was ordered to be made to the clerk of courts office in the federal courthouse in Pittsburgh. Information about whether the restitution has been paid was not available.

The bureau of prisons would not provide details on why the Roskovskis were granted early releases from prison, but said, in general, inmates can earn good conduct time and time credits to reduce their court-ordered sentences.

Every inmate earns good conduct time through the First Step Act of 2018. Qualifying inmates are eligible to earn up to 54 days of good conduct time for each year of the sentence imposed by the court.

The First Step Act also allows eligible inmates to earn time credits for successfully participating and completing approved evidence-based recidivism reduction programs or productive activities recommended in the inmate’s individualized risk and needs assessment.

The U.S. Attorney’s office in Pittsburgh filed 42 charges against the Roskovskis in 2019.

Stephanie Roskovski pleaded guilty to charges of mail fraud and filing a false income tax return for defrauding the health system of $1.3 million between 2011 and 2017.

Scott Roskovski pleaded guilty to making a false statement on a loan application and filing a false income tax return.

After being sentenced in June 2021, Scott Roskovski turned himself in to begin serving his sentence in July 2021 and Stephanie Roskovski turned herself in in August 2021.

To collect restitution, the IRS filed a $536,548 tax lien against all property owned by the Roskovskis.

The health system obtained a civil judgment against the Roskovskis for an additional $391,633 in Butler County Common Pleas Court on Feb. 25, 2022.

The Roskovskis could not be reached for comment through their attorneys.