Disbarred KC Lawyer Pleads Guilty in $1.2 Million Theft From St. Luke’s Health System
A recently disbarred Kansas City lawyer pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzling more than $1.2 million from St. Luke’s Health System, reports The Kansas City Star.
Alan B. Gallas, 64, previously worked for a law firm that collected from patients who were behind on payments to the hospital system. He waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Kansas City to mail fraud.
“Gallas admitted that from 2009 to July 2015, he defrauded St. Luke’s Health System out of $1,224,264,” the report says. “He must pay that amount in restitution as part of Wednesday’s plea agreement.”
