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Minnesota fraud: Authorities arrest suspect who jumped from balcony
Authorities arrested a Minnesota fraud suspect who they say initially escaped arrest when he jumped from a fourth-floor balcony. Muhammad Omar is one of 15 defendants accused of defrauding Minnesota programs out of a combined total of $90 million.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The man arrested by FBI agents after he jumped from a fourth-story balcony pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit health care fraud.
Muhammad Abdulqadir Omar's image was widely circulated after he briefly evaded federal authorities by jumping from the balcony, which led to him breaking his leg before he hid at a relative's home, law enforcement officials say.
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MN health care fraud suspect pleads guilty in federal court
Big picture view:
Federal court records show that Muhammad Abdulqadir Omar pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud.
The criminal complaint states that Omar defrauded the Medicaid program by submitting false housing stabilization claims from June 2022 to April 2025.
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What's next:
Federal court records do not yet show a sentencing date for Omar.
Fraud accusations
The backstory:
Omar was initially charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and aiding and abetting health care fraud.
Omar and his co-defendant, Ibrahim Bashir Abdi, are accused of targeting Minnesota's Housing Stabilization program with false claims for services that were unnecessary or never provided. In one case, prosecutors say they billed Medicaid for 92 hours of services provided after the recipient had died.
As a result of the false claims, authorities say Omar and Abdi pocketed more than $3.2 million. Omar also received an additional $480,000 from additional claims prosecutors say he submitted separate from Abdi, court documents state.
The Source: This story uses information taken from federal court documents and previous FOX 9 reporting.