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OVERSEAS COVERAGE

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January 18, 2008

State clears Filipino nurses of wrongdoing

As many cheered a state inquiry clearing 10 Filipino nurses of placing Smithtown nursing home residents in jeopardy, a Suffolk County prosecutor said he would fight to keep the finding out of court when the nurses face trial on charges of endangering patients.

January 17, 2008

State: Nurses quitting didn't jeopardize residents

A state Department of Health inquiry has found that residents at a Smithtown nursing home "were not placed in jeopardy" by the mass resignation of 10 nurses in 2006, a spokesman said.

September 26, 2007

Filipino advocates support nurses

Filipino and nurse advocates rallied behind 10 Filipino nurses charged with endangering children at a Smithtown nursing home and said political connections were behind the indictment.

September 24, 2007

Filipino SentosaCare nurses return to court Wednesday

The 10 Filipino SentosaCare nurses who quit in protest of their working conditions will be in a Suffolk courtroom Wednesday to learn whether the charges against them will be dismissed.

September 24, 2007

Two views of controversy

Nassau Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs defended SentosaCare attorney Howard Fensterman yesterday, while a state nurses association president called issues raised in yesterday's Newsday story "mind-boggling."

September 23, 2007

Did nursing home company buy Schumer's help?

Faced with a crisis over complaints about its treatment of Filipino nurses, Long Island nursing home group SentosaCare turned for help last year to a friendly politician it had supported in the past -- Sen. Charles Schumer.

September 23, 2007

Nursing home operators went to D.A. with request

Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota and three detectives sat in his Hauppauge office and listened to a pitch for an unusual investigation.

September 23, 2007

A business built on timing, smarts and contacts

Benjamin Landa and Bent Philipson have built the largest nursing home network in the state with good timing, smart business moves and the right contacts.

September 23, 2007

Schumer has history of nursing advocacy

As U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer sees it, his advocacy on behalf of the state's largest for-profit nursing home group was in keeping with his long-term commitment to solve America's nursing shortage.

September 13, 2007

Rulings back LI company in workers rights case

A Long Island healthcare company said Thursday it had been vindicated by separate decisions in Washington and Manila clearing it and an affiliated recruitment agency in the Philippines of violating worker rights.

September 19, 2007

Cuomo nixes donations from supporter tied to probe

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's re-election campaign announced Wednesday that it had stopped accepting donations from his Long Island finance chairman.