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RFK Jr announces 'largest autism fraud bust in American history' with $46.6M Medicaid scheme indictment
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the indictment of Shamso Ahmed Hassan and Hanaan Mursal Yusuf for a $46.6 million Medicaid fraud scheme targeting Minnesota's autism intervention program. The defendants allegedly submitted false claims, paid kickbacks to families, and laundered funds, with $21.6 million in fraudulent reimbursements paid out.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.personShamso Ahmed HassanpersonHanaan Mursal YusufpersonU.S. Department of JusticeorganizationHealth and Human ServicesorganizationMinnesota Medicaid’s Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention ProgramtopicSmart Therapy CenterorganizationStar Autism Centerorganization
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