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Prosecutors have filed charges against six people who they say defrauded nutrition, housing and autism services programs in Minnesota. FOX 9’s Corin Hoggard has the latest details.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office has announced the guilty plea of a man that officials believe played a role in several prominent fraud schemes. FOX 9’s Paul Blume has the details of the multi-million-dollar swindle.

President Trump signed an order on Thursday rescheduling cannabis, allowing more access to medical marijuana and easing the restrictions on cannabis research.

FOX 9's Paul Blume recapped new fraud charges filed in Minnesota as part of a newly uncovered scheme targeting Medicaid programs.

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.

The U.S. Attorney's Office on Thursday announced new charges related to fraud in several state programs, including five more people charged in Minnesota's Housing Stabilization Services Program, autism program fraud, and a new fraud case related to Integrated Community Services. Authorities are still working to determine how much this fraud has cost. More charges are expected in the future.

The U.S. Attorney's Office says a "staggering" amount of money has been lost to fraud in Minnesota state services. 

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson on Thursday said there is no indication the suspects who are accused of defrauding Minnesota programs funneled the money to support terrorist groups. 

The U.S. Attorney's Office on Thursday announced additional charges have been filed in the autism centers fraud scheme, one of several schemes to defraud Minnesota state services programs in recent years. 

The U.S. Attorney's Office on Thursday announced additional charges related to various state programs in Minnesota, noting new charges in the Housing Stabilization Services Program, including people who came to Minnesota for "fraud tourism" because they heard the program was "easy money."

Five more people have been charged in Minnesota's Housing Stabilization Services Program fraud scheme, authorities announced at a press conference on Thursday. The U.S. Attorney's Office held a press conference to announce these cases of "fraud tourism." In total, 13 pepole have been charged in this program.