Former Cano Health CEO Marlow Hernandez is facing a jury trial this week over allegations of fraud and corruption. The trial, set to begin on Monday, will examine claims that Hernandez used his position to illicitly enrich himself and his family — actions the plaintiffs say helped drive Cano into bankruptcy.

This will be the first time Hernandez has faced trial for his alleged misconduct at Cano, which he founded in 2009.

The Miami-based company is a senior-focused primary care provider that went public in 2021 through a $4.4 billion SPAC merger. Last year, it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This filing came less than a year after three of Cano’s board members publicly resigned in protest of its governance strategy. They left in March 2023, when the company’s stock had dropped 80% in

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