Commonwealth v. Nadal-Ginard

The defendant, Bernardo Nadal-Ginard, was indicted on twenty-two counts of larceny of over $250 in violation of G. L. c. 266, § 30.1 The alleged larcenies all occurred in 1992 in the course of the defendant’s activities as president of the Boston Children’s Heart Foundation (BCHF), which is the incorporated cardiology department of Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and involved the alleged misuse by the defendant of BCHF funds.

A jury found the defendant guilty of twelve counts of larceny. The trial judge declared a mistrial on the remaining ten counts, after the jury failed to reach a…