Tag: Medicaid
EXCLUSIVE: Congress to call Nick Shirley, former investigator to testify as...
Reports of widespread fraud in Minnesota’s taxpayer-funded programs are headed straight into the congressional spotlight next week, with lawmakers preparing to hear from a...
‘The mob mentality is stunning’: Dr. Oz, HHS Secretary O’Neill discuss...
Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and Jim O'Neill, deputy secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), met...
Top fraud prosecutor Joe Thompson resigns from U.S. Attorney’s Office in...
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson has resigned from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota. This development comes as Minnesota grapples with an extensive...
INVESTIGATION: MPS finance chief who signed contracts with questionable transportation companies...
Ibrahima Diop, the finance boss at Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS), has been placed on administrative leave, Alpha News has learned.
Alpha News has reported extensively...
Plea deal on Medicaid fraud calls for no prison, over 160...
A Brooklyn Park man has pleaded guilty in Hennepin County District Court to theft by false representation for defrauding the Medicaid program of nearly...
Citizenship of Somali fraudsters may be revoked: Leavitt
(The Epoch Times) -- Two federal agencies are “absolutely” taking steps toward revoking the citizenship of Somalis who have been convicted of fraud, White...
EXPOSED: Alpha News reporters visit autism, adult day care centers as...
Prompted by a flood of tips from readers about facilities that tipsters say do not appear to be providing services, Alpha News reporters Liz...
Federal authorities announce new charges in Minnesota’s ongoing fraud saga
Federal prosecutors in Minnesota unveiled new charges against six individuals who are accused of defrauding state government programs that are funded by Medicaid. The...
U.S. Attorney’s Office suspects fraud in Minnesota government programs could exceed...
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson said he thinks a "significant portion" of $18 billion spent on 14 state-run Medicaid programs could be fraudulent. Asked...
EXPOSED: County government whistleblower details lies, deception with HSS fraud in...
A whistleblower, who tried to call attention to fraud in Minnesota, joined Liz Collin on her podcast. She still works in county government and...