Now they get to kick back in prison for a few years.
Two former execs at New York Presbyterian Hospital yesterday got hit with multiyear prison terms for soliciting more than $2.3 million in kickbacks from contractors doing work at the prestigious Manhattan facility.
Santo Saglimbeni — the former vice president for facility operations who received the lion’s share of that ill-gotten money — got a four-year prison sentence, as well as a $250,000 fine from Manhattan federal Judge George Daniels.
Saglimbeni’s accomplice, ex-director for facility operations Emilio Figueroa, drew a three-year sentence and a $25,000 fine.
Both men are due to surrender at prison on Jan. 18 and also have to reimburse the hospital more than $600,000 for its legal fees.
They were convicted with several other defendants of a multiyear conspiracy to rig bids for work on air-control systems, asbestos abatement and other jobs.
“Mr. Saglimbeni was involved in a very serious crime of the classic nature,” Daniels said. “He had an opportunity to receive significant payments of money and other benefits from contractors . . . he fully took advantage of it.”
Saglimbeni said, “I am full of remorse and regret for my . . . lapses in judgment.’’
Figueroa spoke of his wife and children when he said, “My life has turned upside down and I want to thank them for standing by me for the past six years.”