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$3,957,788claimed for trips listing a driver and her children as the riders

A New Mexico driver pleaded guilty after her company claimed about $3,957,788 from Medicaid for trips listing her and her children as the riders, some to meetings far away.

Drivers also signed forms saying they had driven each other. She has not been sentenced.

Source: Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation. Read more: medicaid transportation fraud · case file

Sources

  1. New Mexico Woman Pleads Guilty to $4M Medicaid Fraud. Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation. Accessed 2026-10-28.