
An Indian-American radiologist, who ran a fledgling patient referral scheme in New Jersey, has been sentenced to 46 months for bribery.
Dr Ashok Kumar Babaria, who owned and operated Orange Community MRI LLC (Orange MRI), a diagnostic testing center, pleaded guilty before the US District Judge Claire C Cecchi to a charge of offering and paying doctors illegal cash for patient referrals, which is in violation of the federal health care anti-kickback statute.
The judge also ordered 64-year-old Babaria to forfeit over $2 million and pay a fine of $25,000. This is in addition to the sentence of 46 months in prison and three years of supervised release.
Source: Medindia