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$20 millionpaid to one New York transport company on claims prosecutors called false

A New York transport company was ultimately paid $20 million on false Medicaid claims, many for riders who were dead, abroad or had never heard of it; its leader got 95 months.

Some riders had instead been given kickbacks for their Medicaid information.

Source: Constantine Cannon · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. Read more: medicaid transportation fraud · case file

Sources

  1. March 29, 2023 (summary of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announcement). Constantine Cannon. Accessed 2026-10-28.
  2. Leader of $8 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 95 Months in Prison. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. Accessed 2026-10-28.