Justice Department Charges 15 in $90 Million Minnesota Medicaid Fraud Case
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Updated · The New York Times · May 21
Justice Department Charges 15 in $90 Million Minnesota Medicaid Fraud Case
4 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 21
$90 million in alleged fraud is at the center of planned Justice Department charges against 15 people tied to Minnesota Medicaid and other state social-service programs.
Two defendants linked to autism therapy clinics are accused of submitting $46.6 million in fraudulent Medicaid claims, while others allegedly filed bogus claims for services including housing and independent-living support for disabled people.
The case lands as the Trump administration intensifies its anti-fraud push: the White House launched a nationwide initiative in March, and JD Vance last week threatened to withhold $1.3 billion from California over Medicaid fraud concerns.
Minnesota has faced repeated scrutiny over abuse of public-benefit programs since a 2022 scandal in which dozens were charged with stealing hundreds of millions from a pandemic-era child-feeding program.
Will the government's new AI tools catch Medicaid fraudsters or just create new hurdles for families needing legitimate care?
A federal fraud crackdown left two citizens dead. Can Minnesota now stop billions in theft without harming more innocent people?