from KTVB.com Boise, ID

BOISE, Idaho — The leader of the public hospital in Blackfoot, ID has pleaded guilty to second-degree stalking in the wake of an investigation by the Idaho Attorney General.
Bingham Memorial Hospital Chief Executive Officer Louis Kraml entered the plea Friday in 7th District Court.
He was indicted last month along with three other hospital staff for recording telephone calls made by and to former hospital director Robert Rosin and staff. The wiretapping allegedly occurred between June 2009 and August 2010.
In a plea agreement, Kraml pleaded guilty to misdemeanor stalking and was sentenced to 30 days in jail. But the judge suspended the sentence and withheld judgment in the case.
The Attorney General has issued a warrant for the arrest of Jack York, one of three information technology employees accused of helping Kraml.

also from am-news.com:

Kraml was indicted by a grand jury of two felony counts of wire tapping.
The charges read, “Interception of Wire, Electronic or Oral Communications, a felony violation of Idaho Code §18-6702(1)(a), (b) and ©.
Three former hospital Information Technology Department employees were also indicted by the grand jury. Each of these individuals was facing three felony counts of wire tapping.
These individuals are Jack York, Chris Behunin and Tyler Lassen.
The charges against Behunin and Lassen were dropped because it was determined they were following instructions when they installed three machines for listening.
The state has not been able to deliver a summons to York, therefore, Judge Nye signed an arrest warrant for York on Friday.
The maximum sentence on each felony count is five years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine.
Deputy Attorney General Jason Spillman said the state could prove “probable cause” with information gained by the grand jury but the state would have difficulty meeting the legal requirement of “beyond a reasonable doubt” in order to get a conviction.
“With our witness, Jack York, we have huge credibility problems,” said Spillman.
The state recommended amending the indictment to stalking in the second degree, a misdemeanor. The maximum penalty for this offense is one year in the local jail and/or a $1,000 fine.
The amended misdemeanor charge reads, “That the Defendant, LOUIS KRAML, during a period of time from June 2009 to August 2010, … maintained surveillance on Dr. Robert Rosin, Barbara Nelson and MacKenzie Staley as employees of Bingham Memorial Hospital working in the Medical Office Building.”
The state recommended acceptance of an Alford plea because “an Alford plea makes Mr. Kraml responsible for his actions and allows some acceptance of responsibility by Mr. Kraml,” said Spillman.

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