New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the indictments and arrests of five Medicaid-contracted transportation providers and their seven companies for stealing over $4.4 million from New York’s Medicaid program through fictitious billing and illegal kickback schemes, as well as engaging in fraud and money laundering. Muhammad Rizwan Khan, Muhammad Usman Khan, and Farhan Khan of Orange County and their related companies, Tristate Express NY, Inc. (Tristate), Meditrans NY, Inc. (Meditrans), Empire Trans NY, Inc. (Empire), and A1 Class Car, Inc. (A1 Class), were charged with stealing over $3.8 million from Medicaid. John Gouzos and Richard Sehl of Rensselaer County, and their related companies Medi Cab Corp. (Medi Cab), Jay Auto Care, Inc. (Jay Auto Care), and Hojo Detail Center, Inc. (Hojo) were charged for stealing over $650,000 from Medicaid. Both sets of defendants were also charged with money laundering of their illegally obtained profits.
