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Oneonta-based Company Principals Arrested for Medicaid Fraud

By WRILEY NELSON
ONEONTA

Philip Mtui, Mbaga Kaiza and Tony Taylor, principals at the Oneonta-based Phinaliz Communications LLC, were arrested in connection with a massive Medicaid fraud scheme on Thursday, August 24. State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the arrest on Monday, August 28 on behalf of state, local and federal investigating agencies. The defendants are accused of stealing over $1 million from Medicaid by billing for fake transportation services, duplicating and inflating costs, and paying kickbacks to Medicaid recipients.

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