Fifteen people were charged in Minnesota in connection with fraud schemes that targeted more than $90 million in taxpayer dollars, according to federal officials.
Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enforcement Division Colin McDonald the case involves seven state-managed Medicaid programs "that have been systematically pilfered" by fraudsters who treated the programs like "their personal piggy bank."
"The fraud here in Minnesota is shocking," McDonald said during a news conference.
"This is the beginning of our work in Minnesota," he added. "The Department of Justice will continue expanding our reach across the country to pursue all fraud."
"We are able to identify enough concerns that it's caused us to defer $350 million to Minnesota," said Mehmet Oz. "And as you know, we deferred last year. Last week with the announcement, the White House Anti Fraud Task Force with Vice President Vance that we are also deferring $1.34 billion to the state of California for the exa...
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