CLEVELAND, Ohio — A federal judge has appointed a receiver to take over the operations of a nonprofit that runs health care clinics after a cascading series of issues in recent years.

U.S. District Judge Christopher Boyko rejected arguments from officials at the Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services, who said the appointment of a receiver would “critically endanger” its ability to provide quality healthcare in disadvantaged areas of Northeast Ohio.

Boyko determined that NEON’s financial troubles — including being defrauded by a former Cleveland councilman, misled by a hired developer and accumulating roughly $12.4 million in debt — demonstrated the need for a receiver. The receiver’s role would be to ensure NEON can either repay its creditor, All Pro Capital Funding , or ensure i

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