Tag: Fraud
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...
Republican lawmakers request federal audit of Minnesota Department of Human Services
Republican lawmakers in the Minnesota House of Representatives are asking the federal government to conduct an audit of the Minnesota Department of Human Services...
Senator calls for reforms following raids in yet another fraud scheme
A Minnesota senator is renewing his calls for establishing a statewide Office of Inspector General following allegations of fraud in another state program.
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GOP legislators grill new DHS commissioner, inspector general about Medicaid-related fraud
In its first meeting since the end of the Minnesota legislative session, a fraud prevention oversight committee—created by the Minnesota House of Representatives—turned its...
Serial Minnesota fraudster sentenced to 7 years for defrauding electronics manufacturer
A career criminal with a long history of fraud offenses was sentenced to seven years in federal prison last week for defrauding an electronics...
Feeding Our Future fraudster pleads guilty; used funds on mansion, vehicles...
Ahmed Abdullahi Ghedi, a 35-year-old man, pleaded guilty on June 26 to wire fraud and money laundering for his part in the $250 million...
Apple Valley woman becomes 72nd defendant in Feeding Our Future case
An Apple Valley woman has been charged with three counts of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering in the $250 million Feeding...
Lawmaker calls for reform after Feeding Our Future suspect tries to...
A Minnesota lawmaker says the arrest of a woman tied to the Feeding Our Future scandal highlights years of systemic failures and the urgent...
Minneapolis woman sentenced to 51 months in prison for role in...
A Feeding Our Future defendant has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for her role in the $250 million fraud scheme that...