Liberty, NY – The Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force has made the following arrests:
- May 1, 2024 – Kirk G. Meredith, 46, of Liberty, was arrested and charged with Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 1st Degree, a Class E felony. It is alleged that Meredith failed to report income from being self-employed, resulting in him receiving $625 in SNAP benefits to which he was not otherwise entitled. Meredith was arraigned in the Town of Liberty Court before Honorable Johnstone and released on his own recognizance to return to the Town of Liberty Court at a later date.
- May 9, 2024 – Muhammad W. Khan, 29, of Campbell Hall, was arrested and charged with Grand Larceny in the 4th Degree, a Class E felony, and Health Care Fraud in the 5th Degree, a Class A misdemeanor. It is alleged that from September 16, 2022 through February 15, 2023, Khan, the owner and operator of MAK Limo Inc., billed Medicaid for Medical Transportation for 10 trips from Monticello to a treatment facility in Peekskill. During this same timeframe, the client for whom Khan was billing was incarcerated in the Sullivan County Jail, and the trips were never conducted. This fraudulent billing resulted in Khan receiving $2,121.45 in Medicaid/Health Care Funds to which he was not otherwise entitled. Khan was processed and released on an appearance ticket to return to the Town of Liberty Court at a later date.
- May 29, 2024 – Rick O. Villegas, 39, of Monticello, was arrested and charged with Grand Larceny in the 4th Degree, a Class E felony. It is alleged that Villegas stole $1,250 in SNAP benefits from the Sullivan County Department of Social Services by failing to disclose that he was employed during the receipt of these benefits. Villegas was processed and released on an appearance ticket to return to the Town of Liberty Court at a later date.
