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Minnesota Medicaid Fraud Sentencing: 18 Months for $7.4M
Author: Minnesota Medicaid Transparency Project | Last updated: March 23, 2026
MN Medicaid fraudsters serve 18 months for stealing $7.4M. Restitution collection: 12.5%. Expected profit from $10M in fraud: $8.75M. Fraud pays.
Part of the Minnesota Medicaid Transparency Project — an independent, data-driven investigation of $23 billion in annual Medicaid spending across 87 counties.
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