CFO Of Former Malden Company Sentenced In $540K Bribery Scheme

The man reportedly conspired to pay more than $540,000 in bribes to surgeons in the form of consulting fees for work they did not perform.

By Benjamin Pierce, Patch Staff

Aug 10, 2026 4:01 PM EDT

MALDEN, MA — The chief financial officer of a spinal implant company formerly based in Malden was sentenced in federal court for his role in a scheme to bribe surgeons to use the company's products in exchange for sham consulting fees, according to the United States Attorney's Office.

Cambridge resident Aditya Humad, 41, was sentenced to four months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $9,500 fine. He previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute.

According to prosecutors, Humad conspired to pay and direct more than $540,000 in bribes to surgeons in the form of consulting fees for work they did not perform. Authorities said Humad and SpineFrontier, Inc. entered into contracts that purportedly paid surgeons between $250 and $1,000 per hour to provide technical feedback about the company's products. In reality, prosecutors said Humad directed the company to pay surgeons to use SpineFrontier products in surgeries, including procedures paid for by Medicare, Medicaid, and the Veterans Health Administration. The surgeons frequently spent only a small fraction of their reported time, if any, performing actual consulting, according to prosecutors. SpineFrontier received millions of dollars in revenue from surgeries performed by the surgeons.

Humad was first charged in September 2021 alongside SpineFrontier founder, president and CEO Dr. Kingsley Chin. Chin pleaded guilty in May 2025 to making false statements to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and was later sentenced to one year of supervised release, with the first six months in home confinement, and ordered to pay a $9,500 fine. Humad also previously agreed to pay more than $150,000, including interest, as part of a civil settlement agreement, along with potential additional payments based on his annual income.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General, and U.S. Postal Inspection Service. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani imposed the sentence.