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DOJ Indicts 15 in Minnesota Over $90 Million Medicaid and Social‑Service Fraud

Officials said the sweep exposed schemes that drained services for autistic children, disabled adults and people experiencing homelessness, prompting an expanded strike force and paused federal Medicaid payments to Minnesota.

Fraud suspect arrested after jumping from fourth-floor balcony during Minnesota raid, FBI says (Photo: FBI)
Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz addresses media to announce actions for combating fraud in Minnesota at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota on May 21, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - MAY 21: A suspect is shown during an announcement for actions for combating fraud in Minnesota at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota on May 21, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Department of Justice is bringing charges against 15 people for fraud that targeted seven Medicaid programs and over $90 million in taxpayer dollars. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Federal prosecutors unsealed indictments charging 15 people for allegedly stealing more than $90 million from seven state‑managed programs, with the Justice Department calling the cases unprecedented and the largest autism‑related fraud it has charged.
  • The charges target programs such as Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) for autism, Housing Stabilization Services (HSS), Integrated Community Supports (ICS) and Individualized Home Supports (IHS), and allege kickbacks, false diagnoses and billing for services not provided.
  • Authorities showed video and asked the public to help find Muhammad Omar after they say he leapt from a fourth‑floor balcony to flee arrest; court filings name other defendants and specific alleged losses, including $4.6 million in Child Care Assistance Program claims.
  • The DOJ announced it has moved more prosecutors and expanded the Midwest Health Care Strike Force to Minnesota and said it will deploy 15 additional Medicaid fraud attorneys nationwide, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services officials have deferred large federal payments to Minnesota pending state answers.
  • The new indictments came the same day a judge sentenced Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock in a separate pandemic‑era fraud case, and Minnesota officials have pushed back on some federal characterizations and loss estimates as political debate over oversight and cooperation continues.