Albany, New York — Waqas Nauman, age 37, of Queensbury, New York, pled guilty to defrauding Medicaid. Nauman admitted to fraudulent Medicaid billing practices connected to two medical transportation companies he owned, Green Mountain Medical Transportation Inc. and Four Way Taxi, Inc. The other owner of these companies, Khurram Gondal, age 39, of Ticonderoga, New York, pled guilty to healthcare fraud on July 9, 2019. They have each admitted that between 2015 and May 2018, they fraudulently billed Medicaid for medical transportation trips where Medicaid beneficiaries drove themselves to their own medical appointments. Nauman and Gondal each face up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and a term of post-imprisonment supervised release of up to 3 years, when they are sentenced. Nauman has agreed to pay $55,000 in restitution, and Gondal has agreed to pay an additional $60,000 in restitution.
