Sentencing of former Par execs Desai, Bansal
Executive Summary
Ex-R&D Director Padam Bansal and former Quality Control Director Kanubhai Desai each sentenced to six months home detention and two years of probation by Baltimore federal court Judge John Hargrove March 19. Desai receives a $2,500 fine. In May 1992, Desai pled guilty to obstructing FDA's investigation of Par ("The Pink Sheet" May 18, 1992, T&G-15). Bansal admitted to lying to a federal grand jury in February 1992. Both Desai and Bansal have been cooperating with the Maryland U.S. Attorney's investigation regarding past ANDA falsification at the generics firm.