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Story summary
- Abdirashid Ismail Said, 50, is accused of orchestrating an $11 million Medicaid fraud scheme in Minnesota and skipped a court appearance, resulting in an arrest warrant.
- Said allegedly operated multiple Medicaid-funded home health care agencies despite a prior fraud conviction in 2022, which barred him from such work.
- Investigators claim he and co-conspirators billed Medicaid for services that were never provided or improperly documented.
- The case has raised concerns about oversight of taxpayer-funded programs in Minnesota amid broader fraud issues, including a separate case involving over $250 million in fraudulent claims.
