Ellison announces fraud charges against 9 accused of collectively stealing $3M from Medicaid

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Tuesday announced a slew of criminal cases against nine defendants accused of collectively defrauding Minnesota’s Medicaid program for $3 million.

“The many charges we are filing today allege various amounts of fraud, but even one dollar stolen in defrauding a government program is too much,” Ellison said in a statement. “It outrages me that some people steal taxpayer money that we as a society have decided should support low-income folks who need specialized services so ...