Overview

• Agents executed court‑authorized searches on Thursday at three locations linked to Cedric Dean, with the FBI noting no public safety threat.
• Federal civil‑forfeiture records show seizures from three bank accounts plus five vehicles and four properties connected to Dean and his company.
• Court documents allege recruiters obtained Medicaid numbers from people in shelters or encampments in exchange for meals, temporary housing or small payments.
• Cedric Dean Holdings allegedly billed $14.5 million from September 2024 to June 2025, with about $9 million reimbursed and billing pegged at roughly 894% above the next comparable provider.
• No criminal charges have been filed to date as investigators pursue asset forfeiture while probing claims of false or inflated mental‑health service billing.