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On May 15, 2025, SpineFrontier CEO Kingsley Chin pled guilty to federal criminal charges for making false statements to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), stemming from a qui tam action in which Seeger Weiss represents two of the relator whistleblowers. The underlying civil case helped precipitate this criminal matter, which alleged widespread kickback schemes within the medical device industry.
Prosecutors claimed that Chin, along with SpineFrontier’s CFO, bribed surgeons through sham consulting arrangements that rewarded providers for using the company’s spinal implants—payments that allegedly totaled over $2.7 million. As part of that scheme, Chin directed employees to falsely report payments to surgeons as “consulting fees” when no actual consulting work was performed.
Seeger Weiss has brought multiple cases that have resulted in criminal indictments, at least four of which resulted in a criminal conviction.
“This case is yet another example of how whistleblowers can help drive systemic change,” said Stephen Weiss, founding partner of Seeger Weiss who brought the underlying qui tam suit. “Seeger Weiss continues to advocate for accountability and integrity in the healthcare system on behalf of its whistleblower clients, whose actions help expose fraud and catalyze government enforcement efforts.”