US EditionDOJ charges 6 more in growing Minnesota fraud scandal
Five new defendants join a total of 13 charged in Minnesota's Medicaid fraud probe involving housing and autism programs, amid $18 billion spent on 14 high-risk programs since 2018.
- First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson announced new Medicaid fraud charges against 13 defendants in Minnesota's House Stabilization Services and one defendant in the state's Early Intensive Development and Behavior Intervention for Autism Program.
- Thompson said the U.S. Attorney's Office executed a search warrant for another Medicaid program, Integrated Community Services , which aims to help adults with disabilities live independently, after the state halted payments over credible fraud allegations.
- The Minnesota Department of Human Services has identified 14 high-risk state programs with suspected or confirmed fraud cases, which Thompson stated have cost $18 billion since 2018, raising questions about the extent of fraud in those funds.
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Feds bring new charges tied to 'staggering' Minnesota Medicaid fraud
Federal prosecutors on Thursday unveiled more charges in a widespread, ongoing investigation of “staggering, industrial-scale” Medicaid fraud in Minnesota that’s likely to reach into the billions of dollars.
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US Attorney’s Office announces new Minnesota fraud charges: ‘The magnitude cannot be overstated’
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.
Duluth News Tribune
US Attorney’s Office announces new Minnesota fraud charges
ST. PAUL — The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced new Minnesota fraud charges in autism services and housing programs Thursday, Dec. 18, as the federal and state crackdown on fraud continues to unfold. The charges are the second wave in what First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson called an “ongoing investigation,” announcing five new defendants in the state’s House Stabilization Services Medicaid program — for a total of 13 defendants. T…
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