ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT)- Five local arrests in Latham are tied to a national health care fraud crackdown centered in part on alleged Medicaid transportation fraud.
Federal officials said June 23 that five people were arrested locally and four federal search warrants were carried out. The case included two taxi companies, Carl’s Cab and Latham Taxi, and a search warrant at a home on Glendale Road in Latham.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation detailed the operation at its headquarters. Investigators said the people arrested submitted claims for rides that were never provided, known as ghost rides, or for rides that were not medically necessary…