Judge rules Tulare County DA Tim Ward may stay on HCCA case

The Tulare County District Attorney’s office may continue to prosecute three former Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) executives, a judge ruled earlier this month. Yorai ‘Benny’ Benzeevi, HCCA’s CEO;  Alan Germany, HCCA’s former CFO; and Bruce Greene, an attorney with Baker Hostetler who served Benzeevi, HCCA and the Tulare Local Healthcare District, were charged in 2020 […]

Former HCCA official pleads not guilty via Zoom at arraignment hearing

Alan Germany, a former Tulare hospital executive, pleaded not guilty to an array of charges in an arraignment hearing on Wednesday. Judge Jennifer Shirk presided over the hearing held at the Tulare County Superior Court. For three counts, Germany’s attorney Kevin Rooney filed a demurrer with the court, stating that the allegations — all centering […]

HCCA Criminal Trial Dockets

The table below holds holds the docket for VCF401053, the Heathcare Conglomerate Associates criminal case. Documents can be viewed by simply clicking on “View.” When the dockets begin to diverge significantly, one page will be created for each case number. Currently, Dr. Benny Benzeevi has been assigned case number VCF401053A. Alan Germany has been assigned […]

Benzeevi/HCCA Warrant Docket

The table below holds holds the docket for VSW013487, the Dr. Benny Benzeevi bank warrant case. Documents can be viewed by simply clicking on “View.”

Tulare hospital board to weigh $1.8m settlement with HCCA

Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) could receive up to $1.8m from the Tulare Local Healthcare District in an agreement the district’s board will vote on tonight. If approved, the district’s former hospital management partner would release the Deed of Trust placed on Evolutions Fitness & Wellness Center, deem all promissory notes detailing debts to HCCA as […]

HCCA CEO again denied return of property, hearing set for January 22

Dr. Benny Benzeevi, the CEO of Tulare’s former hospital management company, won’t get his seized property or bank account back – but his legal team will have another chance to fight the seizures at an evidentiary hearing set in January. Attorneys for Benzeevi and his company, Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA), appeared before Superior Court Judge […]

Early polls show support for Tulare hospital lease; board could settle with HCCA

Telephone polling results show largely positive public opinion for Adventist Health’s management and potential lease of Tulare Regional Medical Center, according to a presentation given to Tulare Local Healthcare District board members on Monday night, August 6. At the same meeting, the board voted to finalize the ballot question that voters will need to approve […]