A Tompkins County transportation business owner has pleaded guilty to a felony charge for stealing more than $50,000 from New York’s Medicaid program.
David Moore, 56, of Interlaken, admitted to Grand Larceny for submitting fraudulent claims through his company, ASAP 2, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James. The plea follows a broader investigation by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) into Medicaid transportation fraud.
Prosecutors say Moore paid illegal kickbacks to multiple Medicaid recipients and falsely inflated mileage on trip claims. These actions led to Medicaid paying out tens of thousands of dollars based on false information.
According to a Superior Court Information filed in Tompkins County, Moore acted “with the intent to deprive another of property and to appropriate the same to himself” between January 1, 2019, and August 31, 2023. He allegedly submitted false claims through ASAP 2 that misrepresented compliance with Medicaid regulations and included services that were never provided or not provided as claimed.
The state said Moore worked “in concert with others known and unknown” and made false submissions that included unlawful payments to at least seven Medicaid recipients.
Moore’s plea is part of a wider crackdown by the OAG on fraud within New York’s medical transportation industry.
The case was prosecuted by William Gargan, Special Assistant Attorney General in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, on behalf of Attorney General James.
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