Federal authorities charge 15 in Minnesota fraud schemes
National Fraud Enforcement Division announces criminal charges targeting $90 million in taxpayer money
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Federal authorities announced criminal charges against 15 defendants in Minnesota during a press conference on Wednesday.
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The National Fraud Enforcement Division said the defendants are accused of fraud schemes targeting $90 million in taxpayer money.
Colin McDonald, Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enforcement Division, said the charges involve seven different state-managed Medicaid programs.
“This is the beginning of our work in Minnesota. The fraud here in Minnesota is shocking,” McDonald said. “Our cases today involve seven different state-managed Medicaid programs that have been systematically pilfered by fraudsters who treated Minnesota-run programs as their personal piggy bank.”
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