Minneapolis duo charged with stealing over $3M from Medicaid

Two people are facing charges in Hennepin County, Minnesota, accused of defrauding Medicaid and stealing over $3 million between 2020 and 2024.

Minnesota state prosecutors allege Mohamed Omarxeyd “engaged in an extensive plan” using Guardian Home Health Services to bill Medicaid for services that weren’t provided.

Court documents claim he encouraged employees “to bill as much as they could to make more money regardless of whether they performed the work.” Prosecutors claim Omarxeyd also billed for daily services at times when clients were in jail or hospitalized and couldn’t have received care…

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