The case against the former superintendent of the Holyoke Soldiers Home, Bennet Walsh, who faced five counts of neglect following a deadly COVID-19 outbreak where 76 veterans died, is set to be 'continued without finding'. Walsh, along with another former official, is scheduled to change his plea on several criminal charges related to the outbreak. The resolution of the charges means that the two ex-officials will avoid prison time. This case marks the first pandemic-related criminal neglect case against a nursing home operator in Massachusetts. The court's decision has been confirmed by the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office.
Two former officials at a Massachusetts veterans’ home where at least 76 people died during a coronavirus outbreak in 2020 won’t have to serve any jail time under a court order imposed by a judge, according to the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office. https://t.co/4dIpWjFXA0
Two former leaders of a Massachusetts veterans' home that was the site of one of the deadliest COVID-19 outbreaks at a U.S. long-term care facility resolved criminal neglect charges against them without having to go to prison. https://t.co/hVoP6jprNa
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Two ex-officials of Holyoke Soldiers’ Home where 76 died in the pandemic avoid jail time. https://t.co/pQuADprHKo https://t.co/DS1QjM7VyD
The former leader of a Massachusetts veterans facility who became the subject of the first pandemic-related criminal neglect case against a nursing home operator is set to resolve the charges during a hearing on Tuesday. https://t.co/AbwahvD8us
The former superintendent of the Holyoke Soldiers Home, where 76 veterans died in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, has pleaded guilty to five charges of neglect but will serve no prison time. https://t.co/MaKiQ2cjl3
The former superintendent of a Holyoke veterans home where nearly 80 people died from COVID-19 is scheduled to change his plea Tuesday on several criminal charges related to the outbreak, according to local reports. https://t.co/R1NpLwrWHq
25 Investigates: Case against former Holyoke Soldiers Home Superintendent to be ‘continued without finding’ https://t.co/UTPWNEZKAp
BREAKING: 25 Investigates has learned case against former Superintendent of the Holyoke Soldiers Home will likely be ‘continued without finding’ in a hearing tomorrow. Bennet Walsh faces five counts of neglect after one of the deadliest outbreaks in nation at start of pandemic