For Soliciting Bribes to Buy Medical Devices Shah Got Probation Now C-D Gets Same US OK

For Soliciting Bribes to Buy Medical Devices Shah Got Probation Now C-D Gets Same US OK by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, May 29 – A man charged with taking bribes to buy medical devices in violation of the anti-kickback statute was presented and released on bond on November 25, 2024 by U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses. Inner City Press was there, the only media in the SDNY Mag court.   There is a co-defendant; Judge Moses asked the prosecutor if he wanted her to ban communication between the two without presence of counsel.  The AUSA said, They would be doing so at their own risk. But Judge Moses imposed the restriction. NYU Langone was mentioned. On November 26, this second defendant (referred to as a doctor) was presented in SDNY Mag Court wearing a tie and was released on two signatures. On August 13 Shah pled guilty, with sentencing set for December 1. On November 13 Shah's counsel wrote in asking for no jail time. On December 1 Shah got two years probation and a $10,000 fine. On May 22 the US Attorney's Office in asking for a non incarceratory sentence for co-defendant Ramphal on May 29, not dispute he made some efforts to cooperate. On May 29 he got probation, two years and a $1000 fine.   The case is USA v. Shah, et al., 24-cr-653 (Woods) *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com