US EditionPharmacy Owner From Staten Island Admits Scheme to Defraud Medicare, Medicaid: Feds
MINNESOTA, JUL 16 – Fourteen providers received over $22 million in Medicaid reimbursements for housing services not delivered, prompting federal raids targeting fraud in Minnesota's Housing Stabilization Services program.
- Federal agents executed search warrants on July 16 targeting eight providers across the Twin Cities to investigate Medicaid fraud in Minnesota's Housing Stabilization Services program.
- The scheme involved companies fraudulently claiming to provide housing stabilization services to Medicaid-eligible clients, including people recovering from addiction, while often delivering little or no assistance.
- Investigators identified about 22 providers operating out of a single St. Paul building, with more than 14 of them collectively receiving upwards of $22 million in Medicaid reimbursements for services rendered between January 2024 and April 2025.
- Acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson emphasized that fraudulent activities of this nature have been ongoing and openly visible for an extended period, significantly depleting government funds. Meanwhile, DHS Commissioner Shireen Gandhi highlighted that such fraud negatively impacts the individuals the programs are intended to assist.
- The investigation reflects Minnesota’s broader effort to address widespread Medicaid fraud by coordinating oversight and legal actions to protect program integrity and vulnerable populations.
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Pharmacy owner from Staten Island admits scheme to defraud Medicare, Medicaid: Feds
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As part of a federal investigation into a “massive scheme to defraud” Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Services program, law enforcement carried out search warrants in the Twin Cities on Wednesday. Eight locations were listed in the search warrant affidavit, including in St. Paul, Roseville and Little Canada. No one was under arrest as of Wednesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Minnesota. “Minnesota has a fraud problem …
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Federal officials searched several locations across the Twin Cities Wednesday in response to potential fraud in the Housing Stabilization Services program, the Star Tribune reported. The search warrant affidavit alleges that the companies being funded by the program — which are supposed to provide housing assistance to vulnerable populations — took millions in Medicaid money […]
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FBI raids Minnesota housing stabilization providers on suspicion of ‘massive’ fraud scheme
MINNEAPOLIS — Investigators on Wednesday morning, July 16, conducted raids of eight service providers throughout the Twin Cities metro area suspected of abusing “millions” in housing stabilization funds. An affidavit unsealed Wednesday by FBI Special Agent Kurt Beulke alleges that the providers targeted in the investigation exploited Housing Stabilization Services, a Minnesota Medical Assistance program launched in 2020 designed to help seniors …
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