The Brief
- Kaamil Omar Sallah, 27, pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges he defrauded Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Services Program out of nearly $1.3 million.
- A judge released Sallah from custody on GPS monitoring and strict home confinement after prosecutors did not seek to keep him detained.
- Sallah had initially fled to Amsterdam after learning he was under investigation and then voluntarily returned to Minnesota last week.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A Twin Cities man accused of stealing nearly $1.3 million from a Medicaid program meant to help people with disabilities find housing was released from federal custody on GPS monitoring and home confinement after pleading not guilty in the case.
Kaamil Omar Sallah appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jon Huseby in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis for arraignment and a detention hearing on Tuesday, just days after returning to Minnesota and self-surrendering to federal authorities.
The charges
What we know:
According to a federal indictment, Sallah owned and operated a company called SafeLodgings, Inc., which he enrolled as a provider in Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) Program — a Medicaid-funded program designed to help people with disabilities and addictions find and maintain housing.…