ST PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office charged three people with racketeering, theft by swindle and a host of other crimes in what they describe as the largest-ever Medicaid fraud prosecution by the Minnesota Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Attorney General’s Office.
The defendants are accused of operating personal care assistant businesses where they allegedly overbilled clients, created fraudulent reimbursements and used other tactics to steal nearly $11 million.
“Minnesotans who receive Medical Assistance have a right to expect that they’ll receive all the care, dignity, and respect they’re entitled to. Minnesotans trying to afford their lives have a right to expect that every one of their tax dollars will be put to use properly. People who commit Medicaid fraud violate both of those rights. My office is working aggressively to hold them accountable and will keep doing so,” Attorney General Keith Ellison said.
Source: Three charged in ‘largest-ever’ Medicaid fraud prosecution by MN attorney general / KARE 11