The owner of a Webster-based transportation company has been arrested and charged with health care fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud Medicaid, Acting U.S. Attorney Joel L. Violanti announced.
Ashley Jackson, 36, the sole owner of Roc City Transport, is accused of submitting fraudulent claims for non-emergency medical transportation services that were never provided. According to a criminal complaint, Jackson and others allegedly sought Medicaid reimbursements for trips that did not occur, misrepresented individual rides as group rides, and paid kickbacks to beneficiaries who drove themselves to appointments rather than using Roc City’s services.
Federal investigators allege that between February 2018 and November 2022, Roc City Transport primarily served Medicaid recipients traveling to methadone clinics in Rochester, sometimes up to six days a week. Over this period, the company is accused of fraudulently billing Medicaid for approximately $40,123.29.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard A. Resnick and investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Matthew Miraglia. If convicted, Jackson faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Authorities emphasized that a criminal charge is only an accusation, and Jackson is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
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