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Thomas Dworetzky, Contributing Reporter | October 18, 2016
According to the news site, he could get a year off his time for every 10 professionals he helps convict, up to a total of 2 years.
There have been several cases already from this deal, “apparently including those of West New York Mayor Felix Roque, an anesthesiologist, who saw two charges get dismissed this summer and has vowed to fight the third. Alexander Dimeo, a retired Passaic chiropractor, pleaded guilty this year to receiving more than $250,000 in kickbacks from Zuberi and others,” according to the news site.
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In addition, Totawa chiropractor Dr. Ronald Hayek pleaded guilty in July to conspiracy, money laundering, commercial bribery, and failing to pay taxes.
Hayak admitted taking kickbacks from Shamshair, Patharkar, Din, and Zuberi. Among others.
Kickbacks have become all-too-frequent in health care news. The
“biggest-ever” federal anti-kickback deal occurred in March, when Olympus agreed to resolve criminal charges and civil claims relating to a scheme to pay kickbacks to doctors and hospitals. One of its subsidiaries will also pay $22.8 million to resolve charges related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Latin America. The company will also implement compliance changes as part of a deferred prosecution deal.
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