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FBI Charges Four in Minnesota Healthcare Fraud Scheme

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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Summary

FBI Director Kash Patel charged four Minnesota individuals with healthcare fraud.
Feisal Elmi and Jama Mohamod faced 17 counts and $11.27 million intended loss.
Faiza Ahmed faced eight counts and $10 million intended fraud.
Habiba Mohamed faced one conspiracy count totaling nearly $20 million.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said $175 million in fraudulent payments were halted and over $100 million returned to victims.

History

The FBI’s recent Minnesota Medicare fraud indictments by Director Kash Patel follow a two-decade federal effort that began with the 2007 creation of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force. That task force’s 2015 takedown of 243 providers, netting about $712 million in false claims, showed how inter-agency cooperation with HHS’s Office of Inspector General can seize multi-million schemes.

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The FBI’s recent Minnesota Medicare fraud indictments by Director Kash Patel follow a two-decade federal effort that began with the 2007 creation of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force. That task force’s 2015 takedown of 243 providers, netting about $712 million in false claims, showed how inter-agency cooperation with HHS’s Office of Inspector General can seize multi-million schemes.

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