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The full scale of the federal fraud schemes targeting Minnesota-run programs remains unknown, but prosecutors now say losses could reach into the billions. Half or more of the roughly $18 billion in federal funds that supported 14 Minnesota-run programs since 2018 may have been stolen,
The owner of Star Autism Center in St. Cloud faces a federal wire fraud charge tied to an alleged $6M Medicaid autism services scheme.
Minn., defended her MEALS Act despite its connection to Minnesota's $250 million "Feeding Our Future" alleged fraud scheme.
Federal prosecutors announced new indictments Thursday in the widening Minnesota fraud scandal, this time involving two Philadelphia-based men accused of traveling to the state.
Joseph H. Thompson announced five new defendants in the House Stabilization Services Medicaid program and a second in the Early Intensive Development and Behavior Intervention for Autism Program.
For more than a decade, Minnesota has grappled with a fraud crisis in its Medicaid programs. The Star Tribune covered it extensively and can guide you through the process.
Providers in 14 “high-risk,” state-run Medicaid programs being audited by the state have billed $18 billion since 2018, with many possibly fraudulent.