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Former nursing home owner Bob Dean will do no prison time for the deaths at his facilities during Hurricane Ida.
In August 2021, more than 800 residents of Dean's seven nursing homes were evacuated ahead of the hurricane to an unsanitary warehouse. Seven deaths resulted.
Dean pleaded no contest on Monday to eight counts of cruelty to the infirmed, five counts of Medicaid fraud, and two counts of obstruction of justice.
A judge sentenced him to 20-years, but deferred it and put Dean on probation for nine years.
Attorney General Liz Murrill says she's disappointed that Dean isn't going to prison.
“Our prosecutors urged that Mr. Dean be held accountable for his conduct, which led to the deaths of numerous elderly individuals. We asked specifically that he be sentenced to a minimum of 5 years in prison, and not be given only probation. I respect our judicial system and that the judge has the ultimate discretion over the appropriate sentence, but I remain of the opinion that Dean should be serving prison time,” said Murrill.
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