Tag: Acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson
State disenrolls 800 Medicaid providers, denies licenses to suspected fraudsters
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) announced last week that it has disenrolled about 800 Medicaid providers who had not billed for services...
Man pleads guilty after attempting to travel from Minnesota to Somalia...
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota announced today that Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan has pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to provide support to...
Chaska repeat sex offender sentenced to 15 years in federal prison
A Chaska, Minn., sex offender who previously received a sweetheart plea deal from Hennepin County after being convicted of repeatedly sexually abusing a minor,...
Edina man indicted in $975,000 COVID fraud scheme
An Edina, Minn., man has been indicted on five counts of wire fraud for allegedly fraudulently obtaining over $975,000 in COVID-19 relief funds, acting...
Latin Kings gang member sentenced to 50 months for illegal gun...
A member of the Latin Kings street gang was sentenced to 50 months in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm, Acting U.S. Attorney...
Former ‘enforcer’ for Ilhan Omar pleads guilty in Feeding Our Future...
A one-time “enforcer” for U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s campaign is now the 52nd defendant to plead guilty for his role in the Feeding Our...
28 years in prison for Feeding Our Future scheme leader who...
A brazen leader in the $300 million Feeding Our Future child nutrition fraud scheme was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison on Wednesday,...
Feeding Our Future case passes 50 convictions with latest round of...
Prosecutors have now secured more than 50 convictions in the Feeding Our Future case as three more guilty pleas were announced Monday.
“This milestone marks...
State suspends payments to most providers in program at center of...
Gov. Tim Walz said Monday that Minnesota has halted payments to dozens of providers in a state program that is now at the center...
Two more convictions in final Minneapolis ‘Highs’ gang RICO trial of...
Following an eight-day trial, a federal jury convicted two more defendants of all charged counts for their involvement in the Minneapolis Highs street gang,...