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Company: USA Medical Transport
Penalty: $862,500
Year: 2023
Date: March 20, 2023
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: New York Attorney General Letitia James announced asettlement with Ismat Farhan and his company, USA Medical Transport, which provides transportation to and from medical appointments for Medicaid recipients, for defrauding Medicaid. The settlement resolves the Office of the Attorney General's findings that Farhansubmitted over 2,500 false claims and billed Medicaid for approximately $400,000 for transportation services that either did not occur as described, lacked required documentation, or never took place at all, in violation of New York False Claims Act. As a result of the settlement announced, Farhan will pay $862,500 to the New York State Medicaid Program.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: New York Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New York
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