Federal authorities have announced the arrest of two Minnesota women accused of orchestrating a massive Medicaid fraud scheme that allegedly siphoned more than $21 million from taxpayers through a state autism services program designed to help vulnerable children.
According to the Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the case centers on what prosecutors describe as a carefully structured operation that exploited Minnesota’s Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) program. The program is funded through Medicaid and is intended to provide critical therapy services for children diagnosed with autism.
Investigators say 55-year-old Shamso Ahmed Hassan and 25-year-old Hanaan Mursal Yusuf, both residents of Brooklyn Park, were taken into custody after federal agents uncovered what they believe was a long-running fraud scheme involving inflated billing, kickbacks, and services that were never delivered.
Federal prosecutors allege the two women submitted approximately $46.6 million in claims tied to autism services that were either unnecessary, unqualified, or never provided at all. Out of that total, roughly $21.1 million was ultimately paid out using taxpayer funds.
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