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A Minnesota woman is charged in a $14 million fraud scheme using fake autism diagnoses to steal Medicaid and nutrition funds.
A 28-year-old Minnesota woman, Asha Farhan Hassan, has been charged with wire fraud in a $14 million scheme targeting autism services funded by state and federal programs.
Authorities allege she operated a company that falsely enrolled non-autistic children, using forged diagnoses and fake treatment plans, and submitted inflated claims for services never provided.
Parents were allegedly paid kickbacks, and millions in Medicaid reimbursements were collected from the Minnesota Department of Human Services and Ucare.
Hassan is also accused of fraudulently obtaining $465,000 in child nutrition funds by falsely claiming to serve meals.
She allegedly sent hundreds of thousands of dollars overseas and used some funds to buy property in Kenya.
The case is part of a broader federal investigation into systemic fraud across multiple programs, with charges brought by federal prosecutors and agencies including the FBI and HHS-OIG.
Una mujer de Minnesota es acusada de un fraude de $14 millones usando diagnósticos falsos de autismo para robar fondos de Medicaid y nutrición.