NEW Now you can listen to Fox News articles! A man charged with masterminding a $2.25 billion Medicaid fraud scheme in Minnesota missed a required court hearing this week, leading authorities to issue an arrest warrant. Abdirashid Ismail Said, 29, skipped the pre-trial hearing in Hennepin County, resulting in the forfeiture of his bond, according to FOX 9, which cited the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office. Attorney General Keith Ellison stated that his office is collaborating with federal authorities to find Said, noting, “A warrant has been issued for Said’s arrest after he failed to appear for a pre-trial hearing.” My Medicaid Fraud Control Unit is collaborating with federal law enforcement to find Said and make sure he is held accountable for his fraud. This is a profoundly frustrating setback, but I remain dedicated to doing all I can to hold Said and other Medicaid fraudsters accountable. Minnesota Betrugsskandal: Sechstes Familienmitglied, das mit AG Ellison gearbeitet hat, bekennt sich schuldig. According to FOX 9, Said posted a $150,000 unconditional bond to sidestep harsher terms like surrendering his passport, whereas a $50,000 conditional bond would have mandated it. Investigators expressed worries about Said’s flight risk due to family connections overseas, per FOX 2503. Prosecutors indicted Said on racketeering charges and several counts of aiding and abetting theft by swindle linked to a scheme that allegedly bilked Minnesota’s Medicaid program out of nearly $11 million, according to the criminal complaint. The complaint claims Said ran the operation—from 2019 to 2023—by covertly managing various Medicaid-funded home health care agencies, even though a previous fraud conviction had prohibited him from participating in such programs. TRUMP ADMIN SECURES MINNESOTA COURT VICTORY IN MEDICAID FRAUD CRACKDOWN. Authorities stated that Said and his accomplices submitted Medicaid bills for unprovided services, inadequately documented ones, or those supported by falsified records.
