🌱 New Brighton man charged in alleged $8.2 million autism therapy fraud
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- New Brighton man charged in alleged $8.2 million autism therapy fraud
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📰 News we're reading
• DOJ's Fraud Division and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District Minnesota Uncover Nearly $30M in Benefits Fraud in Enforcement Surge (blogspot.com) — A New Brighton man faces 11 federal health care fraud counts over an alleged $8.2 million scheme involving Minnesota’s Medicaid autism therapy program. Prosecutors allege Feisal Mohamed Elmi, 46, billed for services never provided, including claims involving employees who were abroad. The Oct. 22 indictment contains allegations, not findings of guilt. 
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do you know that a wedding was emotional?" — Even the cake was in tiers. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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