Brilliant Minds LLC
Coverage of Brilliant Minds LLC in the Nexus archive.
- Minnesota Medicaid fraud: 3rd HSS provider expected to plead guilty
A third Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) provider accused of Medicaid fraud is expected to plead guilty. Moktar Aden and others operated Brilliant Minds LLC, which submitted false claims and used an American Express card for personal expenses. The HSS program, designed to provide housing services, is being shut down due to widespread billing fraud.
- One of 8 charged in Minnesota Housing Stabilization Services fraud takes plea deal
Abdifitah Mohamud Mohamed, linked to Brilliant Minds LLC, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in the Minnesota Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) Medicaid fraud case. The HSS program, designed to assist vulnerable adults with housing, has been plagued by fraud allegations, leading to over $2.3 million in fraudulent billings for Mohamed's group and up to $100 million annually from providers. Federal authorities have halted payments to multiple providers and plan to terminate the HSS program.