8 people charged in Medicaid fraud scheme totaling $860K
Collectively, they re charged with 46 counts of felony theft.
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Eight people are accused of a long-running fraud scheme that cost Minnesota s Medicaid program more than $860,000, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced on Wednesday.
Eight people are charged in Hennepin County District Court with a collective 46 counts of felony theft, with the admitted ringleader of the scheme – Trenea Deshawn Davis, 46, of Brooklyn Center –charged with 11 felony theft charges for crimes dating back to at least 2014.
“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, Ellison said in a statement. People who commit Medicaid fraud violate both of those rights. My office is working aggressively