Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enforcement Division Colin McDonald, flanked by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Photo: David Berding/Getty Images
The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against 15 more people for defrauding several Medicaid programs in Minnesota, alleging they took more than $90 million.
The charges claim they bilked money from housing stabilization, autism services and child care programs.
The FBI said one of the suspects jumped from a fourth-floor balcony to evade arrest, according to Fox 9. He was caught later.
The Trump Administration also announced additional prosecutors will join a Midwest strike team tasked with fighting fraud. The Minneapolis U.S. Attorney's office saw a wave of resignations during the ICE surge.
"This is not the end of our work in Minnesota. This is the beginning of our work in Minnesota," Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald said.
One of those charged yesterday was previously charged in the Feeding Our Future scandal.
Minutes before the press conference, Aimee Bock, the "mastermind" of that scandal, was sentenced to 41.5 years in prison and ordered to pay back $243 million to the federal government.
The other side: The announcement came as the DOJ and Trump faced criticism over a $1.8 billion IRS settlement that Democrats have described a slush fund for Trump to send money to his allies, including Jan. 6 defendants.
