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Police probe puts some UMC contracts at risk Clark County commissioners are expected to be asked to consider canceling several University Medical Center contracts targeted by a police investigation. 1990 Ford Probe GT from North America What things have gone wrong with the car? Everything.. 1993 Ford Probe ford probe GT from North America What things have gone wrong with the car? My 1993 ford probe GT had a muffler fall off and the valve gasket leaks that is not bad for 20090 kmi think. Police investigate possibility of kickbacks Metro Police have subpoenaed the bank records of ousted University Medical Center Chief Executive Lacy Thomas in an effort to determine whether he profited financially from steering consulting contracts to Chicago-area businesses run by his friends. 1989 Ford Probe GT from North America What things have gone wrong with the car? So far nothing major has gone wrong with the car. The previous owner took very good care of the car and it runs like it is brand new. Other than the seats being faded a bit I cant complain. Unsigned letter hinted at favoritism in UMC contracts An anonymous letter sent to top county administrators alleging that University Medical Center CEO Lacy Thomas handed out consulting contracts to his Chicago friends was the catalyst that led to the criminal investigation of the publicly funded hospital. Dismissed Thomas accused of handing out $2.5 million in contracts to help friends Problems at University Medical Center escalated exponentially Tuesday, from concerns of gross mismanagement to a criminal probe of top administrators, in a tumultuous day that included the firing of Chief Executive Lacy Thomas. Thomas first drew auditors suspicion in 2005 Disturbed by a University Medical Center contract that seemed to do much more for a private company than the hospital, Clark County Audit Director Jerry Carroll sounded the first alarm that triggered 14 months of heightening scrutiny that culminated in UMC Chief Executive Lacy Thomas ouster this week. 1995 Ford Probe GT from North America What things have gone wrong with the car? - Spark plug wiring - Replaced with far superior NGK wiring. Lack of openness with county was Thomas undoing Here is a lesson in how not to handle a financial crisis: conceal, spin, mislead, get fired. Its a lesson University Medical Center CEO Lacy Thomas learned Tuesday, when the public hospitals house of financial cards came crashing down. | ||