PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (WTAJ) — After fraud in Minnesota became a hot topic across the country, two Pennsylvania men pleaded guilty to their part in stealing millions from the state.
Anthony Waddell Jefferson, 37, and Lester Brown, 53, both of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty Monday to defrauding Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Service (HSS) out of approximately $3.5 million and to using artificial intelligence to create the fake records.
According to court documents, both men set up businesses in Minneapolis as HHS providers, allegedly to help people with disabilities, including seniors and people with mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders, to find and maintain housing…