DOCTOR ALEXANDER DIMEO PLEADS GUILTY TO TAKING BRIBES FROM MRI FACILITIES AND FOUR DOCTORS
On May 20, 2016 Dr. Alexander Dimeo pled guilty to bribery and money laundering charges that netted him approximately $218,000.00 between 2009 and November 2015. He admitted that between 2009 and 2015 he received $218,000.00 for patient referrals. He admitted that of the $218,000.00 he received for patient referrals that included $27,000.00 for patients Dr. Dimeo referred to Rehan Zuberi’s MRI facility Medical and Molecular Imaging of Wayne (“MMI of Wayne”). In addition, Dr. Dimeo admitted that between 2013 to 2015 he received payments from Zuberi defendant, Tariq Din for referrals of patients to Open MRI of Clifton and Clifton Imaging Center in the amount of $54,000.00.. In addition to kickbacks from Rehan Zuberi and Tariq Din, Dr. Dimeo also received kickbacks in exchange for referrals from Mohammed Shamshair, Dr. Manoj Patharkar, Dr. Alexandr Zaitsev, Dr. Sam Davit, and Dr. Gautam Sehgal.