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15 individuals indicted in alleged health-care fraud scheme in Minnesota
Key takeaways
- The charges involve seven state-led Medicaid programs, two of which were the largest Medicaid fraud cases ever filed in the district, according to Patel.
- The accusations include money laundering, false autism diagnoses, improper billing of services and childcare fraud, among others.
- Today, we are holding scammers accountable who ripped off the American taxpayer and harmed those deserving legitimate assistance from these programs, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
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 (IHS), and more, FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X.
The charges involve seven state-led Medicaid programs, two of which were the largest Medicaid fraud cases ever filed in the district, according to Patel.
The accusations include money laundering, false autism diagnoses, improper billing of services and childcare fraud, among others.
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