MN fraud: Suspect charged in $21M autism fraud case appears in court

The Brief

  • Shamso Ahmed Hassan is set to appear in federal court Tuesday after being indicted on conspiracy to commit health care fraud charges as part of a $21 million Medicaid fraud case.
  • The two women are accused of running a fraudulent scheme through Smart Therapy Center LLC and Star Autism LLC against Minnesota’s autism program.
  • Prosecutors say Hassan and Yusuf paid kickbacks to parents to enroll their children in the autism centers.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) A woman facing charges in a $21 million autism fraud case in Minnesota, who was among a group of people indicted by the Department of Justice last week, is set to appear in federal court on Tuesday.

Fraud suspect in court

What we know:

Shamso Ahmed Hassan is slated to appear before a judge Tuesday morning after she was indicted last week on a charge of conspiracy to commit health care fraud.

Hassan was indicted alongside Hanaan Mursal Yusuf for the scheme.

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