October 7, 2015

In New York, two individuals who owned and operated two transportation companies, were arrested for allegedly violating the Workers’ Compensation law and illegally obtaining over $1 million from the Medicaid system. Yellow Medi-Van and Taxi, Inc. received payments from the Medicaid Program for transporting Medicaid beneficiaries to medical appointments. The defendants are alleged to have knowingly operated the company in violation of transportation regulations, including not having worker’s compensation insurance. During the time the company was operated unlawfully, the companies obtained over $1 million in Medicaid payments. NY

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