¶ 2. After a bench trial, the superior court made the following findings of fact. Cedar Hill is a Vermont
corporation that operates two healthcare facilities in Windsor, Vermont: Victorian House, a Level
III residential care facility; and the Health Care Center, a thirty-nine-bed nursing home. ...
... 7. Approximately one year later, the State Auditor released a report, finding that the DOC had
failed to "(1) properly manage its private mental health contracts; (2) follow bidding procedures;
and (3) provide adequate quality assurance for key mental health care services." The ...
... 7. In September 2004, a federal grand jury indicted Dr. Chase on seventy-one counts
of federal health-care fraud, alleging that he recommended or performed unnecessary
cataract surgery with respect to thirty-six former patients. ...