Illinois transport company co-owner gets five years for overbilling Medicaid $4.7 million, including rides for patients who had died
Gregory D. Toran, 68, of Hazel Crest, Illinois, co-owner of a Chicago non-emergency medical transport company, was sentenced in federal court in Springfield, Illinois in January 2017 to five years in prison and ordered to pay $4.7 million in restitution for overbilling the Illinois Medicaid program by an estimated $4.7 million. The Associated Press reported that the overbilling included transport for some patients who had died. His co-owner, Tina Kimbrough, had been sentenced to 30 months in August 2016.
- Year
- 2017
- Where
- United States
- Outcome
- Sentenced
- Reported loss
- $4.7 million
- Victims
- Not stated in the sources
- Schemes
- Medicaid transportation fraud
- Last reviewed
- 2026-10-28
The facts, as recorded
- Toran was convicted of overbilling Illinois' Medicaid program for non-emergency medical transport, with the overbilling estimated at $4.7 million, according to the HHS Office of Inspector General's enforcement listing.
- U.S. District Judge Sue E. Myerscough sentenced him to five years in federal prison and ordered $4.7 million in restitution; the listing gives the sentencing date as January 23 and posts the action on January 25, 2017.
- The Associated Press reported on January 26, 2017 that the fraudulent overbilling was for the medical transport of patients, including some who had died.
- The Associated Press reported that Toran owned IBT Transportation, a non-emergency medical transport company, with 44-year-old Tina Kimbrough of Berwyn. The HHS Office of Inspector General listing describes him as a co-owner of Chicago Medical Transport Company. This page uses the company name as the Associated Press gave it.
- In August 2016, Kimbrough was sentenced to 30 months in prison for her role in the scheme. She had pleaded guilty to participating in the conspiracy with Toran and was ordered to pay $4 million in restitution.
- The judge allowed Toran to remain free on bond until the federal Bureau of Prisons directs him to self-report.
Why this case matters
Two co-owners of a non-emergency transport company were sentenced to prison for overbilling the Illinois Medicaid program, one to five years and the other to 30 months. The Associated Press reported that the overbilling was for the transport of patients, including some who had died.
What the sources do and do not say
The two sources are short. Neither describes how the billing worked beyond overbilling for transport, how the overbilling was found, or how many claims there were. This page therefore says no more than that. The HHS Office of Inspector General listing and the Associated Press report give different company names for the business (Chicago Medical Transport Company and IBT Transportation); the page does not resolve this.
The caveat
Toran has been sentenced, and the figures above are what the HHS Office of Inspector General listing and the Associated Press report. The $4.7 million is described as an estimate of the overbilling and is also the restitution figure ordered. The sentencing year is not stated on the listing itself; this page gives 2017 because the listing is dated January 25, 2017 and the Associated Press report is dated January 26, 2017.
Sources
- Co-Owner of Chicago Medical Transport Company Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Overbilling Illinois Medicaid $4.7 Million. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. Accessed 2026-10-28. Supports: Toran's age and town, the $4.7 million estimate, the five-year sentence, the judge, the $4.7 million restitution, the bond arrangement and the January 2017 posting.
- Business Owner Sentenced to 5 Years in Medicaid Fraud Scheme. WCBU Peoria Public Radio, from the Associated Press. Accessed 2026-10-28. Supports: The patients who had died, the IBT Transportation name, the co-owner Kimbrough, her 30-month sentence in August 2016 and her $4 million restitution.