Minnesota Pair Bilked $21 Million in State Funds Meant for Autism Services: Feds
- Two Minnesota residents, Shamso Ahmed Hassan and Hanaan Mursal Yusuf, were arrested for allegedly stealing over $21 million from Medicaid through false claims related to autism services between 2020 and 2024.
- Hassan co-owned two companies, Smart Therapy Center LLC and Star Autism Center LLC, which submitted fraudulent claims and paid kickbacks to families for services never provided.
- The stolen funds were reportedly spent on personal expenses including real estate purchases in Kenya and a truck.
- The case is part of a larger federal crackdown in Minnesota involving more than $90 million in stolen Medicaid funds, with both suspects in federal custody facing multiple charges pending further legal proceedings.
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‘Rampant fraud’: Probe targets 2 Somali women for allegedly stealing $21M from taxpayers * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Source link There are estimates that health services frauds in Minnesota, centered around the immigrant Somali community there, could have cost taxpayer billions of dollars. Another case that was just announced appears to support that concern. This time it’s two Somali women who are accused of various fraud counts for allegedly stealing $21 million from taxpayers
'Rampant fraud': Probe targets 2 Somali women for allegedly stealing $21 million from taxpayers * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
There are estimates that health services frauds in Minnesota, centered around the immigrant Somali community there, could have cost taxpayer billions of dollars. Another case that was just announced appears to support that concern. This time it’s two Somali women who are accused of various fraud counts for allegedly stealing $21 million from taxpayers in a fraud scheme. Some of the lucre apparently was sent overseas, authorities said. A report a…
Minnesota pair bilked $21 million in state funds meant for autism services: feds
Two Minnesota fraudsters allegedly swindled more than $21 million in funding earmarked for autism services through two bogus companies and then spent it lavishly on overseas property, officials said.
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Conservative ReviewDHS Arrests Ilhan Omar Lookalikes For $21 Million Fraud Scheme
Two Minnesota residents were charged for allegedly using autism care centers to defraud Medicaid of over $21 million.
ICE Arrests Minnesota Somalis Over $21 Million Healthcare Fraud Scam.
Two Minnesota Somali women are accused of defrauding Medicaid of over $21 million through false claims submitted over four years and have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Two Minnesota Somali women, Shamso Ahmed Hassan and Hanaan Mursal Yusuf, were arrested on charges of health care fraud and money laundering after allegedly stealing over $21 million in taxpayer funds through Medicaid fraud. …
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