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Feds announce charges ‘unprecedented’ Medicaid fraud scheme in Minnesota
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that it brought criminal charges against 15 Minnesota defendants allegedly involved in fraud schemes that targeted more than $90 million in taxpayer funds for state-managed Medicaid programs.

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Minnesota Medicaid Fraudster Jumps Off Balcony to Flee Feds
DOJ charges 15 in massive Minn. fraud investigation that uncovered $90M in stolen taxpayer funds
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Feds announce charges ‘unprecedented’ Medicaid fraud scheme in Minnesota
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DOJ exposes new 'shocking' fraud in Minnesota: 7 Medicaid programs infested by scams
Federal prosecutors declared Thursday that a "culture of fraud" has overtaken Minnesota, revealing a tsunami of new scams that infected seven of the state's Medicaid programs while stealing...
15 charged in Medicaid schemes that potentially netted whopping $90M — with one suspect on the lam after leaping off a balcony
Trump admin officials announced criminal charges Thursday against 15 alleged fraudsters accused of bilking taxpayers out of $90 million courtesy of Minnesota’s state-run Medicaid programs —...
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