Fact-check · Sep 10, 2026 · Donald Trump
“Two women, one of them born in Somalia, defrauded Medicaid of $46,000,000”
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What the record shows
DOJ indicted Shamso Ahmed Hassan and Hanaan Mursal Yusuf (both of Somali ancestry) for submitting $46.6 million in fraudulent Medicaid claims through fake autism clinics; Medicaid actually paid out $21.2 million (May 2026).
Sources
- DOJ charges 'largest autism fraud' tied to $90M MN Medicaid theft
- DOJ charges 2 women of Somali ancestry with $21 MILLION Minnesota autism fraud scheme, sending taxpayer funds to Kenya | The Post Millennial | thepostmillennial.com
- MN's Somali fraud industrial complex stole millions from Medicaid
- Medicaid fraud at Minnesota autism centers was said to be rampant. Two people have been charged.
- Which Somali-owned clinics in Minnesota faced Medicaid...
- 2 Minnesota Autism Therapy Providers to Be Charged in $46 Million Medicaid Fraud Case – DNYUZ
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