Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison today praised the federal charges levied against numerous principals behind extensive fraud in the Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) program. The charges resulted from a joint state-federal investigation of HSS providers, which Attorney General Ellison’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) took part in.

“Fraudsters must be held accountable, and today’s indictments are a step in the right direction,” said Attorney General Ellison. “I hope this sends a message to all those who would take advantage of Minnesotans’ generosity and desire to help those in need.  My office gladly partnered with federal law enforcement in these investigations that led to these indictments by interviewing key witnesses, executing search warrants, analyzing data, and more. I am grateful to our partners in state and federal law enforcement for their work on these indictments and I look forward to continuing our work of curbing fraud in Minnesota.