Leader of Houston's UMMC hospital pleads guilty to federal conspiracy charge

Sep. 13— Syed Rizwan Mohiuddin, a Houston businessman who oversaw operations at United Memorial Medical Center, the embattled hospital that garnered nationwide attention in the early days of the pandemic, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States. The charge, which stems from a 2010 business deal, carries a maximum sentence…