6 charged in Minnesota Medicaid fraud as $18B programs probed
Prosecutors have charged six individuals with defrauding various state programs, with investigations now extending into Minnesota's Medicaid program.
Prosecutors have charged six individuals with defrauding various state programs, with investigations now extending into Minnesota's Medicaid program.
New fraud charges in MN: The latest
FOX 9's Paul Blume recapped new fraud charges filed in Minnesota as part of a newly uncovered scheme targeting Medicaid programs.
FOX 9's Paul Blume recapped new fraud charges filed in Minnesota as part of a newly uncovered scheme targeting Medicaid programs.
MN fraud: More than half of $18B spent on Medicaid programs could be fraud, feds say
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson said at a press conference about fraud in Minnesota on Thursday that a "staggering" amount of money has been lost to fraud in Minnesota state services, giving the example of the 14 Medicaid programs, saying more than half of the $18 billion spent on these could be fraud.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson said at a press conference about fraud in Minnesota on Thursday that a "staggering" amount of money has been lost to fraud in Minnesota state services, giving the example of the 14 Medicaid programs, saying more than half of the $18 billion spent on these could be fraud.
Minnesota fraud: Feds say more than half of $18 billion spent on Medicaid programs could be fraudulent
The U.S. Attorney's Office of Minnesota says it's possible more than half of the $18 billion spent on Medicaid programs in Minnesota since 2018 could be fraudulent.
The U.S. Attorney's Office of Minnesota says it's possible more than half of the $18 billion spent on Medicaid programs in Minnesota since 2018 could be fraudulent.