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Minnesota charges two in $1.5M Medicaid fraud case, including former 'outstanding refugee'

The state attorney general says two people face criminal charges over an alleged $1.5 million Medicaid fraud scheme, including a person once honored as an “outstanding refugee.”

Published Aug 19, 2026, 12:32 PM EDT | WFMZZ

Two people were criminally charged in Minnesota in connection with an alleged $1.5 million Medicaid fraud scheme, the state attorney general said. One of the defendants had previously been recognized by the state as an “outstanding refugee.”