State investigators find Sansky’s district-issued health insurance OK
Because the district relies on self-insurance for health care coverage, it can offer insurance to contractors like Sansky rather than only employees, the investigators and a statewide grand jury concluded, according to the grand jury's presentment released Tuesday. Self-insurance means the district pays the cost of all medical claims rather than paying a private company for insurance that pays medical bills.
"Accordingly, there was no evidence of insurance fraud," the grand jury presentment says.
The presentment outlined criminal charges against Sansky, accusing him of overbilling and sometimes double-billing the district for vehicle maintenance. The presentment did not recommend charges related to the health insurance, one of the central findings of a state Auditor General's Office report issued in October.
Hired as fleet manager in
Based on what retirees contributed to the district's self-insurance fund to cover themselves and spouses between
Despite the grand jury not recommending criminal charges related to the health insurance, state Auditor General
"There is no evidence that there was even a contract with this guy," DePasquale said during a conference call. "There was no justification."
It remains unclear who in the district authorized the Sanskys to receive health insurance. Minutes of the
Sansky gave investigators a different story. As investigators raided his business, Danny's Auto Service in South Scranton, on
Sansky told investigators that he and O'Malley talked salary. He told O'Malley "he would make more money doing the repairs for the SSD (school district) and would accept that type of payment in lieu of a salary," according to the presentment.
"Sansky stated that he told O'Malley that he wanted health insurance benefits as a condition of accepting the position of fleet manager," the presentment says. "According to Sansky, this request for benefits was granted."
DePasquale said the conversation between Sansky and O'Malley doesn't matter "whether that happened or not."
"All I know is if that (granting the Sanskys health insurance) happened, that's inappropriate and wrong," DePasquale said.
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