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Prosecutor says 14 Minnesota programs are targeted for fraud and the state is swamped with crime
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First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson describes a sprawling fraud investigation involving state-run programs in Minnesota at a news conference Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Minneapolis. - photo by AP Photo/Giovanna Dell'Orto
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — At least 14 state-run programs in Minnesota have been flagged for fraud, a prosecutor said Thursday as he announced new charges in several schemes. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson said during a news conference that federal officials suspect a significant portion of roughly $18 billion paid out by Medicaid to Minnesota programs was fraudulent. “What we see in Minnesota is not a handful of bad actors committing crimes,” Thompson said.