The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the office of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison executed search warrants on April 28 at five locations associated with four businesses that receive Medicaid funds through the state’s Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention program. The operation was conducted in partnership with federal law enforcement agencies.
This action highlights ongoing efforts to address potential fraud involving state and federal healthcare funds. Investigators from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General participated in executing the federal search warrants.
Attorney General Keith Ellison said, “This morning, in conjunction with agents from the FBI and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, investigators from the Minnesota Medicaid Fraud Control Unit executed federal search warrants at five separate sites of Medicaid-funded agencies claiming to provide Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) services. These efforts are yet another example of my Medicaid Fraud Control Unit’s ongoing collaboration with Federal law enforcement in our shared mission to hold those who defraud Minnesota’s Medicaid program accountable.”
The unit shares original criminal and civil jurisdiction for Medicaid fraud cases with federal authorities but did not participate in searches at other sites not related to Medicaid funding due to grant restrictions that limit its activities strictly to fighting Medicaid fraud.
Ellison is supporting bipartisan legislation called the Medical Assistance Protection Act, currently under consideration by state lawmakers, which aims to give more resources and legal tools to his office’s fraud unit. Since 2019, his office has secured over 300 convictions for Medicaid fraud and recovered more than $90 million for Minnesota through judgments and restitution.
The unit receives most of its funding—75 percent—from a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant totaling $5,078,704 for fiscal year 2026; the remaining quarter comes from state funds.
