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Somali fraud in MN may be $9 billion
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Date: December 18th, 2025 8:41 PM Author: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, lol. As the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced a new batch of charges related to suspected fraudulent billing in Minnesota’s government services, officials painted a dire portrait of just how extensive the problem might be.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson on Thursday said the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) pulled claims for 14 programs identified by Minnesota officials as being particularly vulnerable to fraud and found $18 billion in Medicaid billing since 2018.
While not all of those payments were illegitimate, Thompson estimated “half or more” of the $18 billion was received through fraudulent means, though he said prosecutors are still working to find the exact number.
“The magnitude of fraud in Minnesota cannot be overstated. It’s staggering amounts of money that’s been lost,” Thompson said.
In October, Gov. Tim Walz announced a third-party audit of those 14 high-risk programs and put a 90-day hold on payments to providers to review claims for potential fraud. One of those programs, Housing Stabilization Services (HSS), was discontinued on Oct. 31. |