“This case is about two men and the contrast between them. Dr. Roque and Mr. Zuberi do have a few things in common: both [are] immigrants born in other countries. One became a citizen immediately, one never bothered to. They’re both fathers, both have families and that’s where the similarities end.”

The trial is ongoing.


As HCB News reported in October, the “Rayscam” bribery investigation led to charges against a North Jersey chiropractor, Dr. Kesnold Baptiste, for taking pay to send patients to a radiology facility.

Baptiste allegedly took tens of thousands of dollars from Ata “Danny” Chaudhry, the owner of MRNJ Newark, MRNJ Oradell, and Hudson Radiology Center of New Jersey. Another facility owner, Tariq Din, 48, of Paramus, who owns Clifton MRI Facility, also known as Open MRI of Clifton, was also charged.

“The type of kickback schemes that we are uncovering with our new commercial bribery task force have a corrosive impact on our health care system, leading patients to receive unnecessary diagnostic services and treatments, and ultimately inflating costs for everyone,” Director Elie Honig of the Division of Criminal Justice of the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, said in a statement.

“Operation Rayscam”, spearheaded by the Office of Insurance Fraud, led to Rehan Zuberi, his wife, and three other defendants all pleading guilty over bribes to doctors for medical imaging referrals.

Zuberi agreed to roll over on his cronies who took his bribes in exchange for a plea deal that included not sending him back to his native Pakistan. According to news reports, he could get a year off his time for every 10 professionals he helps convict, up to a total of 2 years.

One such case concerns Roque, an anesthesiologist. He has seen two other charges dismissed, and vowed all along to fight this third charge.

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