(The Center Square) – A man accused of orchestrating one of Minnesota’s largest Medicaid fraud schemes has failed to appear in court, forcing a delay in his $11 million trial and prompting a search by law enforcement.
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Last week, Abdirashid Ismail Said, 50, did not show up for a scheduled pretrial hearing in Hennepin County, leading a judge to issue a warrant for his arrest. His jury trial was set to begin this week.
Said was able to leave after posting a $150,000 unconditional bond, which did not require him to surrender his passport. A lower, $50,000 conditional bond would have required him to give up travel documents, but he instead chose the higher amount with fewer restrictions.
Investigators in his case had previously warned he was a flight risk, citing Said’s family connections abroad, including a wife and child in Nairobi, Kenya…