New Windsor couple sentenced in Medicaid theft case

GOSHEN – A 45-year-old New Windsor man, Rohail Raja, was sentenced in Orange County Court on Tuesday to six to 18 years in state prison in connection with his guilty plea to grand larceny. His wife, Sharma Alam, also 45, was sentenced to six months in jail and five years’ probation in connection with her earlier plea to the felony of conspiracy. Both pleas and sentences were in connection with a scheme involving two Medicaid transportation companies, Unique Class Limo, Inc. and SNR Limo, Inc., which are owned by Raja and Alam respectively. They were charged with stealing over $3.4 million from the state Medicaid program through a fraudulent billing scheme. At sentencing they paid $400,000 toward the restitution and were ordered to pay additional restitution of $3 million. Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler said this is the largest Medicaid fraud scheme ever prosecuted by his office. Sheriff Paul Arteta said stealing from Medicaid “is an act against our most vulnerable citize