Minnesota Attorney General charges 8 people in $860K Medicaid fraud scheme
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(FOX 9) - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison's office has charged eight people for their participation in a long-running Medicaid fraud scheme that amounted to more than $860,000.
Ellison's office announced Wednesday that the eight people are facing a collective 46 counts of felony theft.
"Minnesotans who receive Medical Assistance have a right to expect that they’ll receive all the care, dignity, and respect they’re entitled to. Minnesotans trying to afford their lives have a right to expect that every one of their tax dollars will be put to use properly. People who commit Medicaid fraud violate both of those rights. My office is working aggressively to hold them accountable and will keep doing so," Attorney General Ellison said in the release.