Minnesota Fraud

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The owner of the apartment complex where Ultimate Home Health Services was operating its ICS facility told KARE 11 the company held the lease for the entire building. But he says Ultimate Home disappeared, has not paid rent since November, and there are people with disabilities abandoned on the property.The owner said he doesn’t want to evict the people still living there onto the street, but can’t continue covering the cost of utilities while not getting paid for rent.

KARE 11 Investigates: Disabled Minnesotans abandoned amid social services fraud crisis

Caregivers disappeared, rent went unpaid, as investigators probe fraud in program to help disabled Minnesotans.

www.kare11.com

 

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The owner of the apartment complex where Ultimate Home Health Services was operating its ICS facility told KARE 11 the company held the lease for the entire building. But he says Ultimate Home disappeared, has not paid rent since November, and there are people with disabilities abandoned on the property.The owner said he doesn’t want to evict the people still living there onto the street, but can’t continue covering the cost of utilities while not getting paid for rent.

KARE 11 Investigates: Disabled Minnesotans abandoned amid social services fraud crisis

Caregivers disappeared, rent went unpaid, as investigators probe fraud in program to help disabled Minnesotans.

www.kare11.com

Good article, thanks. Here's a quote...

"Ultimate Home’s owner, Othman Mohamed, never responded to KARE 11’s interview requests. The company website was a skeleton, their address listed as 1 2 3 Main Street, Anytown, MN. They were actually headquartered in the back of a Bloomington strip mall, but no one was ever there when KARE 11 visited."

 

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Rep. Ilhan Omar says federal probe into Minnesota's welfare fraud is "creating confusion and chaos"

Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar denounced a surge of federal agents to Minneapolis targeting Somalis and other immigrants after a fraud scheme in the state.

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IMO, she isn't one to talk about this situation.

 

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Ways & Means Republicans Sound Alarm as Minnesota Scandal Unfolds, Call on IRS to Crackdown on Non-Profit Sector - Ways and Means

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08), joined by every Republican member of the Committee, is...

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I wasn't aware of the autism fraud...

"How it happened:

Funding for autism centers grew from about $2.2 million in 2018 to $228 million in 2024 while the number of providers jumped from 41 to 439."

Minnesota fraud fallout: Payment delays threaten autism centers

As Minnesota implements measures to prevent fraud in social service programs, children who are on the autism spectrum could face additional challenges.

www.fox9.com

 

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Senator Hawley Calls for Minnesota AG Keith Ellison to be INDICTED - Josh Hawley

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-mo.) grilled Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison for cooperating with fraudsters in his state and called for him to resign. Senator Hawley questioned Ellison, “You are familiar with the $9 billion in historic fraud out of your state, including...

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University of Minnesota professor, Sen. Ted Cruz argue during hearing about fraud in Washington, D.C.

A hearing in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday about fraud in Minnesota took a heated turn between University of Minnesota professor Eric Schwartz and Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.

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A hearing in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday about fraud in Minnesota took a heated turn between University of Minnesota professor Eric Schwartz and Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.

"We are already seeing statistics that the net benefit of Somali presence in the United States far outweighs the cost," Schwartz said.
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"The statistics about recent arrivals, using high percentages of welfare benefits, those statistics are not unusual, but what we find is over time those communities get off welfare and their children and their children's children, as we are seeing, become doctors, nurses, lawyers, professors," said Schwartz.

The fraud concerns are real. Dozens of Somali Americans have been convicted or charged in scandals like Feeding Our Future. But Schwartz says those represent just a small percentage of the population.

"The fraud is really important and has to be investigated and it has to be prosecuted, but the story in Minnesota, as most Minnesotans know, is a positive one," said Schwartz.

 

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A Minnesota whistleblower says she has faced increased retaliation after reporting mistakes in state contracts.
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She said the retaliation she's faced was sending "a very bad message" to other DHS employees to "toe the line."

Bernstein said she didn't agree with being considered a whistleblower.

"We all should be doing this," she said. "I think that’s what I earn my paycheck for. I think that’s what my coworkers do each day as well."

Minnesota DHS whistleblower says she faces retaliation, was told to seek therapy

A Minnesota whistleblower says she has faced increased retaliation after reporting mistakes in state contracts.

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