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Var Taxi Driver Stands Trial Over €2.34 Million Medical Transport Fraud

With €1.37 million in assets seized, authorities have barred her from taxi work as the government overhauls medical transport tariffs to rein in costs.

L’ambulancier jugé devant le tribunal correctionnel de Marseille a fourni de fausses factures pendant plus de 7 ans pour de 2,6 millions d’euros.
Derrière les audioprothésistes, les pharmacies et les infirmiers, le transport sanitaire s’impose en 2024 comme le quatrième poste de fraude en volume détecté par l’Assurance maladie.
La conductrice de taxi déclarait transporter des patients à des rendez-vous médicaux pour toucher le remboursement de l’assurance maladie. (Photo d’illustration)
Alors que la réforme du transport sanitaire mobilise les taxis, le procès de l'une de leur consœur s'ouvre ce 27 mai à Draguignan, dans le Var.

Overview

  • A 53-year-old taxi driver from Var is accused of claiming €2.34 million in false medical transport refunds between 2019 and 2024.
  • Law enforcement froze six vehicles, bank and taxi licenses, an apartment and gym equipment worth €1.37 million pending the verdict.
  • Investigators found the driver billed five regional health insurance funds for trips that never occurred, triggering the probe.
  • Proceeds were used to invest in a La Farlède gym, buy an apartment for her daughter in cash and transfer money to overseas accounts.
  • France’s new tariff system introduces a €13 base fare with distance-based rates and aims to cut €300 million a year while tightening anti-fraud controls after €466 million was intercepted in 2023.