The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced that the Statewide Grand Jury has returned indictments against Instant Transportation, LLC (Instant), a Worcester-based non-emergency medical transportation company, and its owner, Ardit Islamaj, 36, of Worcester, for allegedly submitting millions of dollars in false claims to MassHealth and its subcontractors for services that were never provided, laundering those fraudulently obtained funds, and abusing and neglecting patients who were MassHealth members. On March 27, 2025, as a result of charges brought by the AGO, Instant and Islamaj were indicted on 17 total counts, with charges including Medicaid False Claims; Larceny over $1,200; Patient Abuse and Neglect; Identity Fraud; Money Laundering; and Witness Intimidation. The AGO alleges that between August 2018 and August 2023, Instant knowingly billed MassHealth more than $3 million in transportation services that were never provided, including rides with no corresponding medical visits, rides for patients that were deceased or hospitalized at the time of the claims, and rides for patients who had cancelled their trips. Islamaj allegedly then laundered the fraudulently obtained MassHealth funds.
