DOJ Fraud Division and Minnesota Prosecutors Charge $29.1 Million in New Medicaid and SNAP Fraud Cases

October 31, 2026

DOJ’s National Fraud Enforcement Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota announced enforcement actions against 13 defendants. Between September 30 and October 30, 2026, authorities charged, convicted, or sentenced these individuals for schemes that caused nearly $83 million in intended losses to the federal government, including $29.1 million in newly charged cases. The actions targeted fraud in Medicaid autism therapy programs, SNAP benefit trafficking, and the Federal Child Nutrition Program through Feeding Our Future. The announcement also detailed prior convictions, a 360-month sentence, and civil forfeiture of three properties valued at approximately $519,000.

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