Minnesota Appeals Court Reinstates Guilty Verdicts in $7.2M Medicaid Fraud Case a Judge Had Thrown Out
Status: Convicted. The guilty verdicts are reinstated, and the case goes back for sentencing.
What happened
A jury convicted Abdifatah Yusuf of Promise Health Services on six counts tied to $7.2 million in Medicaid fraud, but a Hennepin County judge set the verdicts aside. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison's office appealed.
On October 26 a unanimous Court of Appeals panel reversed the trial judge, reinstated the guilty verdicts, and sent the case back for sentencing. According to the opinion, Yusuf personally received more than $1 million.
Reaction
The ruling drew wide attention on X amid broader scrutiny of fraud in Minnesota's public programs.
Sources
- Minnesota Attorney General release www.ag.state.mn.us
- Court of Appeals opinion (PDF) kstp.com
- FOX 9 www.fox9.com
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