Reditus Labs

Newly unsealed documents in the Reditus lawsuits point to a federal investigation that’s still very much active – and that former CEO Aaron Rossi’s business partners accuse him of stealing or squandering over $100 million in company money as profits soared during the pandemic.

A Tazewell County judge moved Tuesday to bring more of the civil litigation involving Reditus Labs into public view, unsealing more records that may shed light on the unraveling of a company that won hundreds of millions of dollars in state COVID-19 testing contracts.

The U.S. Department of Justice is conducting “criminal and civil investigations” into Reditus Labs’ billing and contracting practices and also presumably former CEO Aaron Rossi, according to a new court filing that suggests a broadening probe into the COVID-19 testing giant.

Reditus will cease all testing as of this Friday. The company was placed into receivership in April.

According to court documents, the Bloomington man tested positive for marijuana on Sept. 7, which was a violation of his conditions for pretrial release. He was arrested Friday morning and booked at the Knox County jail.

A deal has apparently been struck that could put someone else in charge of Reditus Labs as embattled CEO Aaron Rossi faces lawsuits and criminal charges – although the details of the change remain hidden from public view.

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) has filed a seven-count complaint against Aaron Rossi, accusing him of writing unauthorized prescriptions and spending company funds without approval during his time at Central Illinois Orthopedic Surgery.

Aaron Rossi of Bloomington faces a federal indictment related to alleged tax fraud charges, as well as multiple civil lawsuits.

Multiple news organizations, including WCBU and WGLT, have filed a request to unsealed evidence in a lawsuit against Reditus Labs and its CEO Aaron Rossi.

New allegations in a lawsuit filed against Reditus Labs and its CEO Aaron Rossi claims Rossi lied to patients that he's a medical doctor and illegally prescribed opiates to himself and others.