Shekhar Desai, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in Brevard County, Fla., has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for accepting $70,000-$120,000 in consulting fees from DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, for services he never performed, according to a report by Florida Today.
Dr. Desai, a member of physician practice MIMA, was accused of accepting payment for training and operating room sessions from July 2004-Nov. 2005 that were never performed.
He faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Read the Florida Today’s report on Dr. Shekhar Desai.
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