FBI Hunts Muhammad Omar After Balcony Escape in $90 Million Minnesota Fraud Case
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Updated · WLOS · May 21
FBI Hunts Muhammad Omar After Balcony Escape in $90 Million Minnesota Fraud Case
6 articles · Updated · WLOS · May 21
Muhammad Omar remained at large after federal officials said he jumped from a fourth-floor balcony during an FBI operation and was seen limping away on video.
Fifteen people were charged in schemes that allegedly siphoned more than $90 million from seven Minnesota government programs, including Medicaid, child nutrition and childcare wage support.
Two defendants are accused of using autism therapy clients to launder money, part of what prosecutors described earlier as the largest autism fraud case yet charged.
Justice Department officials said the Minnesota cases mark only the start of a broader crackdown, after years of scrutiny over fraud in the state's social-service programs.
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?