4 Bronx Men Charged in $12 Million Medicaid Scheme Using Fake Rides, GPS Spoofing and Kickbacks

Federal prosecutors have charged four Bronx men in an alleged racketeering operation that used fake medical transportation rides, GPS spoofing and patient kickbacks to support at least $12 million in fraudulent Medicaid claims. The charges are allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty. Lennox Wright/Shutterstock

Federal prosecutors have charged four Bronx men in an alleged racketeering operation that they say generated at least $12 million in fraudulent Medicaid claims by billing for transportation services that were never actually provided.

The Justice Department announced August 20 that a nine-count federal indictment had been unsealed against Louis Trejo, also known as “Machete”; Kenneth Garner, also known as “KG”; Harold Stevenson, also known as “Bazz”; and Erihk Belis, also known as “Eddie.” Prosecutors say the four were members of a Bronx-based organization they called the “War Room.”