- Aditya Humad, an Indian-origin CFO, was sentenced to four months in prison and a $9,500 fine for bribing surgeons to use SpineFrontier products through sham consulting fees.
- Humad pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute in May 2026.
- In September 2021, Humad was charged alongside Kingsley R. Chin, the CEO of SpineFrontier.
- Humad conspired to pay over $540,000 in bribes to surgeons for work they did not perform.
- The US Attorney's Office stated that Humad's actions led to millions in revenue for SpineFrontier from surgeries performed by the bribed surgeons.
- In May 2025, Chin pleaded guilty to making false statements to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
- Humad's scheme involved contracts that paid surgeons between $250 and $1,000 per hour for consulting that was largely fictitious.
- The consulting program was a cover for bribery, as surgeons often spent little to no time on actual consulting.
Aditya Humad, the Indian-origin CFO of SpineFrontier, was sentenced to four months in prison and fined $9,500 for his role in a bribery scheme involving over $540,000 in kickbacks to surgeons. The U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani imposed the sentence on August 6, following Humad's guilty plea in May to conspiracy charges under the Anti-Kickback Statute.1235
Humad, 41, conspired with Kingsley R. Chin, SpineFrontier's founder, to pay surgeons for sham consulting work that was never performed. This scheme was designed to incentivize the use of SpineFrontier's spinal products, resulting in millions of dollars in revenue from surgeries, including those funded by Medicare and Medicaid.4
U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley stated, “This sentence is the culmination of years of dogged pursuit of SpineFrontier, its executives, Aditya Humad and Kingsley Chin, and multiple bribe-taking doctors.” She emphasized the commitment to cracking down on healthcare fraud, noting that over $4 million has been recovered from the involved parties through criminal and civil proceedings.
In addition to his prison sentence, Humad will serve one year of supervised release and has agreed to pay more than $150,000 as part of a civil settlement agreement, with potential additional payments based on his income. Chin, who pleaded guilty to making false statements to Medicare, received a one-year supervised release sentence, with the first six months in home confinement.
“Humad's scheme involved paying surgeons between $250 and $1,000 per hour for purported consulting, but they often performed little or no actual work. The government recovered over $4 million from executives, companies, and doctors in related criminal and civil proceedings.”
