Aerovanti CEO faces $30M federal judgment for health care businesses

Prosecutors in Maryland have asked a federal judge to approve a $30 million default judgment against Patrick Britton-Harr, the on-and-off and, as of Oct. 31, back on again CEO of troubled Sarasota-based private air service firm Aerovanti.

The federal prosecutors filed a motion last week asking U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander to order Britton-Harr and multiple health care-related entities he founded and/or controls to be punished after repeatedly ignoring the case and failing to comply with court orders.

Those entities include Provista Health LLC, AMS Onsite Inc., Britton-Harr Enterprises and Coastal Laboratories, court records show.