Overview

• Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson announced the first wave of cases, charging eight people tied to four provider companies with falsely billing about $8.4 million for services not provided.
• Those charged include four affiliated with Brilliant Minds Services LLC, a father and son linked to Faladcare Inc., and two brothers connected to Leo Human Services and Liberty Plus LLC.
• Investigators say providers harvested client information, inflated hours, and submitted bogus claims, with FBI search warrants executed at multiple Minnesota sites earlier this year.
• DHS has suspended payments to roughly 115 providers, requested federal approval to end Housing Stabilization Services on Oct. 20, and says a program redesign is planned.
• The action follows the exit of Assistant Commissioner Eric Grumdahl and Gov. Tim Walz’s executive order directing data-driven billing reviews and a new inspectors general coordinating council, with prosecutors signaling more charges to come.