Minnesota AG charges man for allegedly committing more than $3 million in fraud

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KEYC) – On Wednesday, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced that the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MCFU) has charged a man with eight counts of fraud.

Specifically, Mohamed Abdirashid Omarxeyd has been charged with eight counts of felony theft by false representation for allegedly using his Minneapolis-based agency, Guardian Home Health Services, to steal money from the Minnesota Medical Assistance (Medicaid) program.

According to the criminal complaint, Guardian reportedly fraudulently billed the Medicaid program for the following services:

Personal care assistant services
Companion care services
Homemaking services
Respite care services
Individualized home supports
Comprehensive community support services

Of those services, many have been designated as “high-risk” provider type programs.

The criminal complaint alleges that Omarxeyd defraud the Medicaid program by billing for multiple different types of home care services that were not provided at all, were not provided as billed and were not eligible for reimbursement.

Through unrelated companies owned by Omarxeyd, him and his wife allegedly received more than $2 million from Guardian’s financial accounts while the fraud occurred from Jan. 2020 through Jan. 2024.

“Defrauding programs that provide healthcare to low-income Minnesotans is a truly despicable act,” said Attorney General Ellison. “That’s why I charged one such fraudster who stole over $3 million from the people of Minnesota. This action is the latest in our ongoing work to root out fraudsters and hold accountable those who steal from Medicaid. Since I first took office, my team and I have prosecuted over 300 cases of Medicaid fraud and won over $80 million in restitution and recoveries, and we will continue to do all we can to protect our tax dollars and the services Minnesotans rely on.”

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Minnesota DHS Forensic Lab and Medicaid Fraud Control Unit all participated in the investigation of this case.

Local law enforcement from the Maple Grove Police Department, Bloomington Police Department, and Brooklyn Park Police Department assisted MFCU with search warrants.

Guardian was initially referred to the MFCU after an administrative investigation by the Minnesota DHS Medicaid Provider Audits and Investigations Division. It is being prosecuted in State district court by Attorney General Ellison’s MFCU.

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