Somali Gets Probation in $11M Largest Medicaid Fraud Case in MN History
Another win for Attorney General Keith X. Ellison.
May 3, 2026 by Daniel Greenfield 3 Comments
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There are people who have gone to prison over thousands in fraud. This is millions in fraud. And yet…
The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office secured a guilty plea Friday from the only defendant involved in the largest Medicaid fraud case in state history who is still in the United States.
Said Awil Ibrahim, 26, of Minneapolis, pleaded guilty on May 1 in Hennepin County District Court to two counts of aiding and abetting theft by swindle over $35,000 and agreed to help officials pursue and prosecute his codefendant, Abdirashid Ismail Said, the alleged mastermind of the fraud.
The case, which was charged in 2023, alleges three men fraudulently obtained $11 million through companies purported to provide personal care assistance services using waivers with the Minnesota Department of Human Services. The case has attracted a great deal of notoriety after Said fled the country ahead of his jury trial last month. Another codefendant has never been detained and is believed to have fled the country during the investigation.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/somali-gets-probation-in-11m-largest-medicaid-fraud-case-in-mn-history/
