DOJ brings charges against 15 Minnesotans in $90 million Medicaid fraud schemes
Federal prosecutors say the alleged schemes involved seven state-managed Medicaid programs and included the largest autism fraud case ever charged by the Justice Department.
- The U.S. Department of Justice charged 15 people in Minnesota in Medicaid fraud schemes involving $90 million, according to Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald.
- Suspects are accused of submitting $22.7 million in fraudulent Medicaid claims.
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated this indictment is the largest autism fraud bust in American history.
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Conservative ReviewTrump DOJ Charges Minnesota Somalis, Others With ‘Shocking’ $90 Million Fraud Scheme: Accused Fraudster Muhammad Omar Leaps From 4th Floor Balcony To Flee
The Department of Justice announced criminal charges Thursday against 15 individuals in Minnesota—8 of whom appear to be of Somali descent—who allegedly looted $90 million from seven state-managed Medicaid programs in what officials called the opening salvo in the Trump administration's fight against rampant fraud in the state. The alleged fraud was so severe that at least one of the programs, a Minnesota homeless housing fund that saw its annua…
'Oh my god!' Analyst stunned as Trump fraud prosecutor refuses reporter's question
A political analyst was stunned on Thursday after one of President Donald Trump's federal fraud investigators refused to answer a reporter's question. Colin McDonald, an assistant attorney general for national fraud enforcement, spoke at a press conference announcing criminal charges against 15 organizations in Minnesota that have allegedly defrauded federal Medicaid and autism-related benefit programs. During the press conference, a reporter as…
Feds announce fraud charges in Minnesota, task force expansion
Federal officials announced charges Thursday against more than a dozen people who allegedly stole about $90 million, mostly from several Minnesota social service programs. Colin McDonald, assistant attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Fraud Enforcement Division, told reporters during a news conference that the charges involve defendants who allegedly defrauded seven different state-run, taxpayer-funded programs. One of…
Justice Department announces charges against 15 defendants in Medicaid fraud schemes
MINNEAPOLIS — Federal officials in Minneapolis on Thursday announced criminal charges against 15 people in connection with Medicaid fraud schemes in Minnesota that targeted more than $90 million in taxpayer dollars. The development, announced at a news conference featuring top…
15 people indicted in alleged healthcare fraud scheme in Minnesota
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that 15 people were charged in connection to an alleged $90 million healthcare scheme in Minnesota following a joint investigation with the FBI. “The defendants defrauded Minnesota public healthcare resources for tens of millions, targeting programs such as Housing Stabilization Services, Child Care, Medicaid programs, Individualized Home Supports…
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