Attorney General Keith Ellison (D-MN)
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Three people are now charged in a scheme to defraud the Minnesota Medical Assistance program out of nearly $11 million.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced the 24 charges Thursday in what is the largest ever Medicaid fraud prosecution by an Attorney General’s Office.
“Today, my office charged three people with stealing nearly $11 million from Medicaid,” Ellison said. “Minnesotans who receive Medicaid deserve dignity, respect, and quality healthcare, and taxpayers deserve accountability. That’s what we’re fighting for.”
One of the men charged is 48-year old Abdirashid Said of Fridley.
Said’s co-conspirators, Ali Abdirizak Ahmed and Said Awil Ibrahim, are also charged in Hennepin County district court with racketeering and aiding and abetting theft by swindle totalling over $35,000)
Said was convicted last year of Medicaid fraud and ordered to repay the state $77,000.
Four other people have been previously charged as part of this investigation.
Additional charges are expected against other individuals, including owners and employees of other agencies, according to the attorney general who notes their investigation is continuing.
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