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Minnesota AG Charges $1M Medicaid Fraud Scheme

8/19/2026

Summary

Story summary

Minnesota AG Keith Ellison charged Salman Ahmed Elmi with over $1 million Medicaid fraud for services billed by Reva Health (2024-2026).
Prosecutors say Elmi falsified documents, paid kickbacks for patient data, used ineligible providers, and claimed supervision.
Four co-defendants, including former Anoka County assistant attorney Andrea Sampson and Frank Devone Reeves, face sex-trafficking charges.
Elmi was released Monday, must surrender his passport, stay in Minnesota, and appear in court in October.

History

Historical Context

Attorney General Keith Ellison of Minnesota has charged pharmacist Salman Ahmed Elmi with more than $1 million in Medicaid fraud, continuing a pattern of joint federal-state actions against health-care fraud. The approach echoes the surge in government oversight after the 2013 PRISM disclosures, which spurred tighter inter-agency collaboration on illicit activities.

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Story summary

Minnesota AG Keith Ellison charged Salman Ahmed Elmi with over $1 million Medicaid fraud for services billed by Reva Health (2024-2026).
Prosecutors say Elmi falsified documents, paid kickbacks for patient data, used ineligible providers, and claimed supervision.
Four co-defendants, including former Anoka County assistant attorney Andrea Sampson and Frank Devone Reeves, face sex-trafficking charges.
Elmi was released Monday, must surrender his passport, stay in Minnesota, and appear in court in October.

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