Minnesota Judge overturns $7.2M taxpayer-fraud conviction of Somali man, leaving jurors and state’s AG in disbelief

OAN Staff Cory Hawkins and Brooke Mallory

A Hennepin County judge appointed by Democrat Governor Tim Walz has overturned a jury’s guilty verdict against a Somali man convicted of orchestrating a $7.2 million Medicaid fraud scheme, prompting outrage from jurors, Republican lawmakers, and even some Democrats.

Abdifatah Yusuf, 44, the central figure in the Medicaid fraud case, is a Somali immigrant who settled in Minnesota in the early 2000s. His wife, Lul Ahmed, 41, who also played a role in the scheme, comes from a similar background.

On November 14^th, District Judge Sarah West issued a 55-page order acquitting Yusuf on all six counts of aiding and abetting theft by swindle, despite a jury finding him guilty in August last year after deliberating for less than two hours.

Yusuf was released immediately following the ruling.

Yusuf and his wife were accused of using their company, Promise Health Services, LLC, to submit fraudulent claims for personal care assistant services that were never provided or were billed at inflated rates. Prosecutors say the couple pocketed millions, including more than $1 million transferred directly to Yusuf’s personal account and $387,000 withdrawn in cash.

Yusuf also allegedly used the money to fund his “lavish lifestyle,” spending thousands at designer stores such as Coach, Nike, Canada Goose, Michael Kors, among others.

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