Long Island ambulette operators charged in $35 million Medicaid fraud scheme

Saad Aziz and Zabed Chowdhury, owner and manager of Tri-Hamlet Taxi Inc., are charged with a $35 million Medicaid fraud scheme involving billing for nonexistent methadone clinic rides, kickbacks to beneficiaries, and falsifying trip details. They allegedly used proceeds to purchase properties and face charges including healthcare fraud and money laundering.