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Massive $3.5M Medicaid Fraud Indictments in Minnesota Scandal

12/19/2025

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Federal prosecutors announced indictments in a Minnesota fraud scandal accusing Anthony Waddell Jefferson and Lester Brown, Philadelphia residents, of submitting about $3.5 million in false Medicaid claims.
The indictments are part of a broader probe into roughly $18 billion in Minnesota social programs.
The case involves about 90 charged individuals linked to the Feeding Our Future scheme, with $250 million misappropriated, and Minnesota officials are implementing safeguards.

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Federal prosecutors announced indictments in a Minnesota fraud scandal accusing Anthony Waddell Jefferson and Lester Brown, Philadelphia residents, of submitting about $3.5 million in false Medicaid claims.
The indictments are part of a broader probe into roughly $18 billion in Minnesota social programs.
The case involves about 90 charged individuals linked to the Feeding Our Future scheme, with $250 million misappropriated, and Minnesota officials are implementing safeguards.