DOJ brings charges against 15 Minnesotans in $90 million Medicaid fraud schemes

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Not every theft is the same. Among the worst is people stealing from the sick and helpless. That is what Vice President JD Vance was talking about Thursday when he announced that the Justice Department has charged 15 people in Minnesota in connection with fraud schemes allegedly involving roughly $90 million in Medicaid and social service funds. One case stood out. A defendant allegedly billed Medicaid for round-the-clock care for a disabled man…

Bipartisan praise for federal charges in Minnesota fraud cases

(The Center Square) – Minnesota officials are applauding after federal prosecutors announced sweeping fraud charges against 15 people accused of stealing more than $90 million from state-managed Medicaid programs.

15 charged in $90 million Minnesota Medicaid fraud case

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Federal officials charge 15 in Minnesota with Medicaid fraud schemes totaling $90 million

The U.S. Justice Department announced criminal charges against 15 people Thursday in what officials are calling shocking Medicaid fraud schemes in Minnesota that targeted more than $90 million in taxpayer dollars.

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DOJ Announces Medicaid Fraud Charges Against 15 People in Minnesota

The charges constitute the “highest loss amount ever charged” in a Minnesota Medicaid case, Colin McDonald said during a press conference in Minneapolis. Glen Stubbe/AP PhotoThe Justice Department announced charges against 15 people in Minnesota accused of defrauding state Medicaid and social services programs of over $90 million.Two of the defendants have been accused of defrauding $46.6 million through false claims to Medicaid for autism clini…