A national medical transportation business says allegations of fraud caused it to recently cancel a 20-year contract with a local company. The company says it’s not true.
From the Minnesota State Capitol steps, a group of roughly 95 non-emergency transportation drivers, most East African, say they’re being targeted.
“It is discrimination. Blatant discrimination,” said Ahmed Jama, who’s the general manager for Southdale Transportation Services Inc.
Jama says Southdale is the largest contractor for Medical Transportation Management, or MTM, a St. Louis-based firm providing trips for people with medical needs like dialysis, children with autism and more.
“They gave me 30 days, which is May 8,” said Jama.
Jama says he got an email from MTM, after a 20-year relationship, saying he’s got 30 days left, with zero reason why.
“It was 80% of our business. Which is why we have to lay them…
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