MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Two more men pleaded guilty to defrauding Minnesota's now-defunct Housing Stabilization Services program, pocketing more than $500,000 for services that were never provided.
The Department of Justice announced Thursday that Hassan Ahmed Hussein, 29, and Ahmed Abdirashid Mohamed, 28, pleaded guilty to wire fraud after enrolling Pristine Health LLC as a Medicaid provider that was supposed to help people find and maintain housing.
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Court documents state that instead of providing any services, Hussein and Mohamed submitted claims to Medicaid for services that were never provided and significantly inflated those claims to receive higher reimbursements.
Pristine Health enrolled approximately 90 Medicaid beneficiaries for the program, including some who never agreed to receive the services. In total, Pristine Health billed Minnesota Medicaid more than $820,000, according to court documents.
Hussein entered a guilty plea on Sept. 24 and Mohamed entered a guilty plea on Oct. 1.
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A sentencing date has not been set, but a news release from the DOJ states both men face a maximum sentence of 20 years.
The Source: This story uses information shared by the U.S. Department of Justice and previous FOX 9 reporting.