Health and Hospitals official accused of stealing $64K from vendors
Eugene Roberson, a director of contracts for the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, has been charged with stealing $64,000 from HHC between March 2018 and June 2021 and filing several false bank statements with the city Department of Investigation.
Roberson is charged in a State Supreme Court indictment with Public Corruption, Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, and five counts each of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree.
In his role as director of contracts at five city hospitals, Roberson managed vendor contracts for 542 Café, also known as “Moonstruck,” and Imperial Parking, also known as “Impark,” which both rent retail space at Bellevue Hospital.