Overview
- Abdirashid Ismail Said missed a pretrial hearing, prompting a judge to issue a warrant, forfeit his $150,000 bond, and cancel the jury trial.
- Attorney General Keith Ellison said state prosecutors are working with federal law enforcement to find Said.
- Prosecutors say Said covertly ran Faym Health, Prestige Health, and Minnesota Home Health Care to bill nearly $11 million to Medicaid for ineligible or falsified services.
- Investigators cite $997,000 billed to clients who denied care, $300,000 in overbilling, $5.8 million for undocumented or falsified services, and $4.6 million tied to fraudulent paperwork that a paid case manager helped create.
- Court records note a 2022 Medicaid-fraud conviction that barred Said from Medicaid work, two co-defendants now charged, agencies that still drew over $10.9 million, and concerns he could flee after keeping his passport with an unconditional bond.