Anonymousabout 16 hours ago
Federal prosecutors charged 15 defendants on May 21, 2026, in what HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called "the largest autism fraud bust in American history," alleging over $90 million in fraud across seven Minnesota Medicaid programs — anchored by a $46.6 million scheme involving fake autism diagnoses and kickbacks to parents. The case arrives amid a broader pattern of Minnesota social-services fraud scandals, but critics question whether the high-profile announcement reflects routine enforcement repackaged for political gain, and whether the focus on predominantly Somali-American defendants amounts to selective targeting.