Ex-Rite Aid Exec Gets 5-Month Jail Sentence
The first of six former Rite Aid Corp. executives to face sentencing in an accounting scandal at the drugstore chain was ordered to spend five months in jail and five months under house arrest.
Eric Sorkin, 55, said he planned to “spend the rest of my life trying to earn back the respect” of family, friends and colleagues. He pleaded guilty in June to conspiring to obstruct justice and could have received five years in prison.
The judge also fined him $5,000 and placed him on two years’ probation after his release. Three other former company executives will be sentenced this week.
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