Overview
- Mohamed Abdirashid Omarxeyd, 57, is charged in Hennepin County with eight felony counts tied to Guardian Home Health Services, and prosecutors also named Maryan Garad as a co-defendant.
- State filings say the agency billed from 2020 through 2024 for personal care, companion care, homemaking, respite, individualized home supports, and community support services that were not provided or ineligible.
- Investigators report former employees admitted they did not perform the billed work and that Guardian paid recipients or responsible parties while charging for services in their names.
- Financial records show more than $2 million flowed from Guardian’s accounts to Omarxeyd, his wife, and related companies, with a first court appearance set for Feb. 3.
- The Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit led the probe with state partners, and a separate federal investigation continues with far larger loss estimates that have not been publicly substantiated.