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Judge Overturns $7.2M Medicaid Fraud Verdict; Appeal Filed

12/13/2025

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Judge Sarah West overturned a unanimous jury verdict in a $7.2 million Medicaid fraud case in Minnesota.
The judge ruled that the state failed to prove Abdifatah Yusuf knowingly participated in the fraud.
University of Minnesota law professor JaneAnne Murray says the ruling is highly unusual.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed an appeal, and Republican Senator Michael Holmstrom demanded transparency in the case.

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Judge Sarah West overturned a unanimous jury verdict in a $7.2 million Medicaid fraud case in Minnesota.
The judge ruled that the state failed to prove Abdifatah Yusuf knowingly participated in the fraud.
University of Minnesota law professor JaneAnne Murray says the ruling is highly unusual.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed an appeal, and Republican Senator Michael Holmstrom demanded transparency in the case.