New Windsor Husband and Wife Plead Guilty in $3.4 Million Medicaid Fraud Case

NEW YORK CITY—Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on May 14 that two Orange County residents pleaded guilty to what he called “the largest Medicaid fraud scheme” in the county’s history.

New Windsor husband and wife Rohail Raja, 45, and Sharma Alam, 45, pleaded guilty to stealing a collective $3.4 million from the New York State Department of Health, Hoovler’s office said. The pair used fraudulent billing to syphon money out of the government program and into their limo companies.

Raja admitted that his business, Unique Class Limo Inc., was used to steal more than $2.6 million. Alam admitted that her business, SNR Limo Inc., stole more than $700,000. The two have been told to pay back the full sum they stole, and the sentencing will be harsher if they cannot restore at least $1 million before their hearing.

Raja’s charge is first-degree grand larceny, with a sentence of 8 1/3 to 25 years in prison, which could be shortened to four to 12 years if the $1 million is paid on time. Alam pleaded guilty to fourth-degree conspiracy, as she was complicit in her husband’s schemes and admitted to filing a false attestation to further the conspiracy to steal. She faces 1 1/3 to four years in state prison, or a combination of jail time and probation should the $1 million be paid.

The two were arraigned on Nov. 10, 2025, when it was announced that they were allegedly using their transportation companies to steal from the state health care system. Investigators at the Office of the New York State Comptroller found that Raja and Alam were being paid to transport Medicaid recipients to providers when no records of those visits existed.

Investigators found that between April 15, 2020, and Sept. 30, 2024, the defendants would transport multiple people per trip and submit for payment as if they had transported each recipient individually.

The defendants’ next appearance in court will be on Sept. 9 in Orange County Court.

Hoovler called the case “the largest Medicaid fraud scheme ever prosecuted by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.” He thanked state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and his staff for working together with the county district attorney’s office and the Orange County Joint White-Collar Crimes Task Force for the investigation.

The comptroller said: “[Raja] and [Alam] conspired to scam the Medicaid program out of nearly $3 million. They have now been held accountable for their crimes, are convicted felons, and will pay full restitution of the money they stole.”