IF APPROVED, CONSTRUCTION WOULD BEGIN NEXT YEAR. THE FRAUD HERE IN MINNESOTA IS SHOCKING. FEDERAL PROSECUTORS SAY 15 PEOPLE, INCLUDING THREE FROM PENNSYLVANIA, STOLE MORE THAN $90 MILLION FROM MINNESOTA MEDICAID RELATED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SERVICES FOR HOUSING, AUTISM AND MEDICAL CARE. PROSECUTORS SAY THEY TARGETED SERVICES MEANT TO HELP VULNERABLE PEOPLE, INCLUDING SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, BY BILLING FOR SERVICES THAT WERE NOT PROVIDED. AND AMONG THOSE CHARGED IS MOHAMMED OMAR, SHOWN HERE WITH A LIMP AFTER OFFICIALS SAY HE JUMPED FROM A FOURTH FLOOR BALCONY TO EVADE ARREST. HE APPEARED IN COURT ON FRIDAY IN A WHEELCHAIR, WHERE PROSECUTORS SAY HE BOUGHT PROPERTY IN KENYA USING MEDICAID FUNDS. AND IN ONE CASE, PROSECUTORS SAY PHILADELPHIA RESIDENT CYNTHIA ALLEN GOT INTERESTED AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE MINNESOTA PROGRAM AND WAS A LUCRATIVE OPPORTUNITY. ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THE HOUSING STABILIZATION PROGRAM IN THIS FINE STATE IS SHU
15 people, including 3 from Pennsylvania, stole millions from Minnesota Medicaid programs
Updated: 5:50 PM EDT May 25, 2026
Federal prosecutors say 15 people, including three from Pennsylvania, stole more than $90 million from Minnesota Medicaid-related programs, including services for housing, autism and medical care. Prosecutors say they targeted services meant to help vulnerable people, including seniors and people with disabilities, by billing for services that were not provided. Among those charged is Muhammad Omar, who police say injured himself after he jumped from a fourth floor balcony to evade arrest. He appeared in court on Friday in a wheelchair, where prosecutors said he bought property in Kenya using Medicaid funds. In one case, prosecutors say Philadelphia resident Cynthia Allen got involved in the scheme after hearing that Minnesota’s HSS program was a lucrative opportunity.”One of the reasons that the Housing Stabilization program in this fine state is shut down,” said Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The 15 suspects will be tried in a series of court hearings over the next month.
Federal prosecutors say 15 people, including three from Pennsylvania, stole more than $90 million from Minnesota Medicaid-related programs, including services for housing, autism and medical care.
Prosecutors say they targeted services meant to help vulnerable people, including seniors and people with disabilities, by billing for services that were not provided.
Among those charged is Muhammad Omar, who police say injured himself after he jumped from a fourth floor balcony to evade arrest. He appeared in court on Friday in a wheelchair, where prosecutors said he bought property in Kenya using Medicaid funds.
In one case, prosecutors say Philadelphia resident Cynthia Allen got involved in the scheme after hearing that Minnesota’s HSS program was a lucrative opportunity.
“One of the reasons that the Housing Stabilization program in this fine state is shut down,” said Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The 15 suspects will be tried in a series of court hearings over the next month.