Man ordered to pay $70K restitution in Medicaid fraud scheme

A Minneapolis man who ran a multi-year Medicaid fraud scheme will avoid prison time, according to court documents.

A judge on Tuesday sentenced Fernando Navarro, 53, to three years of supervised probation and 100 hours of community service. Navarro was also ordered to pay nearly $70,000 in restitution.

Navarro said he was providing personal care services to a child in Minnesota. After the child moved to California, Navarro continued to bill the Minnesota Department of Human Services for more than two years for the same services…

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